GIFT   OF 


WILLIAM  BARNEY 


WILLIAM  BARNEY,  JR. 


COMMODORE  JOSHUA  BARNEY 


EVERETT   HOSMER    BARNEY 


GEORGE    MURRAY   BARNEY 


CO  )ORE 

JOSF;  INEY 


«\ 


(THE    LIFE 

THE 
OM- 


COMMODORE   JOSHUA    BARNEY 


rtesy  of 

Mrs.  Richard  T.  Yoe 
Miss  Bonnycastle 
Louisville,  Kentucky 


COMMODORE 
JOSHUA  BARNEY 

MANY  INTERESTING  FACTS  CONNECTED  WITH  THE  LIFE 
OF   COMMODORE    JOSHUA   BARNEY,  HERO  OF  THE 
UNITED  STATES  NAVY  1776-1812,  ALSO  A  COM 
PILATION    OF    GENEALOGICAL  MATERIAL   RE 
LATING  TO   COMMODORE  BARNEY'S  AN 
CESTORS   AND   DESCENDANTS,  WITH 
VALUABLE  RECORDS  FOR  THOSE 
IN    SEARCH     OF    BARNEY 
FAMILY  CONNECTIONS 


Compiled  by 
WILLIAM  FREDERICK  ADAMS 


0, 

Is 


PRIVATELY  PRINTED 
SPRINGFIELD  MASSACHUSETTS 

Nineteen  Hundred  and  Twelve 


3 


Copyright  1912 

by 

William  Frederick  Adams 


Note — The  claim  is  made  by  the  compiler  of  this 
book  that  William  Barney  the  first,  Baltimore  (about) 
1695,  ancestor  of  Commodore  Joshua  Barney,  came 
probably  from  the  original  New  England  line  and  of 
Jacob,  Salem,  1634.  Much  time  and  money  have  been 
expended  in  the  research  for  the  ancestors  of  William  the 
first,  Baltimore,  and  still  the  record  is  not  complete.  It 
is  hoped  that  future  research  among  the  descendants  of 
Commodore  Joshua  Barney  may  reveal  the  ancestral  line 
wanted,  and  place  beyond  question  the  true  ancestry 
of  the  illustrious  Commodore  Joshua  Barney,  United 
States  Navy  1776-1812.  Such  honors  as  were  his  have 
been  given  to  but  few  men  in  the  history  of  our  country. 


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CONTENTS 

PAGE 

William  Barney  and  Henry  Sater  bond  to  Morgan 

Murray 21 

"Morgan  Murry  Conveyr  to  Mary  Stevenson  and  to 

Elizabeth  Barney  Gift" 23 

"William  Barney,  his  patent  'Pearsons  and  Benjamins 

Lott'  Containing  150  Acres" 33 

Barney  Genealogy 41 

William  Barney  the  First.     Last  Will  and  Testament       47 
Indenture  between  William  Barney  and  John  Beale 

Bordley 53 

Plat  of  "Morgan's  Delight"         57 

Plat  of  "Timber  Ridge" 59 

Conveyance  Records,  Superior  Court,  Baltimore  City, 

Maryland 61 

Baltimore  City  Records  and  Land  Records       ...       63 
St.  Paul's  Parish,  Baltimore  County,  Marriage  Record, 

Vol.  I,  Page  167 64 

Baltimore  American 80 

Bureau  of  Navigation,  Navy  Department.    Record  of 
service  of  the  late  Capt.  Joshua  Barney,  United 

States  Navy         81 

John  Paul  Jones  Tablet  (Dedication) 106 

St.  Paul's  Parish,  Baltimore  County,  Maryland,  Regis 
ter  of  Births,  Marriages  and  Deaths  115 

Saint  Thomas  Parish  Records,  Baltimore    .      .      .      .      118 
First  Presbyterian  Church  Records,  Baltimore       .      .      119 

"From  the  Baltimore  American" 120 

A  few  facts  in  connection  with  the  "Biographical  Mem 
oir  of  Commodore  Joshua  Barney,  1759-1818     .      .      124 


Commodore    Joshua    Barney    during    an    interesting 

period  of  our  country 132 

Adoption  of  the  Constitution  of  the  United  States,  1788  144 

Mill  Prison,  Plymouth,  England 148 

Lieut.  Joshua  Barney  dissatisfied  with  the  treatment 

by  the  Government 150 

Commodore  Barney  in  New  England 152 

Battle  of  Bladensburg,  Maryland,  August  24,  1814     .  157 
"Resolved  By  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of 

Common  Council  of  the  City  of  Washington"    .      .  160 
Elegiac  Stanzas  on  the  Death  of  Sir  Peter  Parker        .  163 
"Resolved  by  the  Mayor  and  City  Council  of  Balti 
more"       1 66 

Newspapers  of  Pittsburg,  Pennsylvania       ....  168 

The  Torpedo  Boat  Barney 177 

The  Petition  Presented  to  Congress 181 

Joshua  Barney — John  Paul  Jones 184 

Captain  Jerome  Bonaparte 192 

Jacob  Barney,  1634 200 

Library  of  Congress — Maps  and  publications  referring 

to  the  Battle  of  Bladensburg 201 

Barney  (or  Barne)  family;  from  English  sources    .      .  206 
A  partial  list  of  writings  and  documents  published,  re 
lating  to  Commodore  Joshua  Barney  and  others  by 

the  name  of  Barney 213 

Index 217 


ILLUSTRATIONS 

Everett  Hosmer  Barney.     Portrait. 

Commodore  Joshua  Barney    .      .      .        FRONTISPIECE 

FOLLOWING 
PAGE 

Map  showing  the  location  of  the  original  lot  purchased 

by  William  Barney  the  First,  1734 30 

Map  showing  location  of  land  mentioned  in  the  Will  of 

William  Barney  the  First 35 

William  Stevenson  Barney.    Portrait  by  M.  de  Saint- 

Memin,  1798 75 

Monument  erected  by  the  Allegheny  Cemetery,  Pitts- 
burg,  Pennsylvania,  1880,  in  memory  of  Commodore 

Joshua  Barney 76 

"Mount    Barney,"    Allegheny    Cemetery,    Pittsburg, 

Pennsylvania 76 

Entrance   to  Allegheny   Cemetery,   Pittsburg,   Penn 
sylvania    76 

Captain    Joshua    Barney.      Portrait.      Independence 

Hall,  Philadelphia 80 

Louis  Barney.    Portrait  by  M.  de  Saint-Memin,  1804       90 

William  Joshua  Barney.     Portrait 100 

Mrs.    Charlotte    (Warner)    Barney   and   son   William 

Joshua  Barney,  Junior.     Portraits 100 

The  John  Paul  Jones  House,  Fredericksburg,  Virginia     106 
John  Paul  Jones  Tablet,  Fredericksburg,  Virginia     .      106 

Josephine  Carter  Barney.     Portrait 108 

Commodore  Joshua  Barney.    Portrait.    James  Wood, 

Engraver,  1798-1807 121 

Commodore  Joshua  Barney,  U.  S.  N.     Portrait     .      .      121 
Joshua  Barney.    Portrait  by  Chappel,  Johnson,  Fry  & 

Co.,  New  York,  1862 128 

Hyder-Ally  and  General  Monk 132 


FOLLOWING 


Home  of  the  American  Flag 132 

Knee-buckles  and  Masonic  Apron  of  Commodore 

Joshua  Barney 134 

Action  between  the  Hyder-Ally  and  the  General  Monk, 

April  8,  1782.  Photogravure  136 

Sword  presented  to  Commodore  Joshua  Barney  by  the 

State  of  Pennsylvania.  Photogravure  .  .  .  .  138 
Commodore  Joshua  Barney.  Medallion  painted  by 

Jean  Baptiste  Isabey,  1767-1855 140 

French  Boarding  Pistol 140 

Sea-chest  of  Commodore  Joshua  Barney  ....  140 

Commodore  Joshua  Barney's  Marine-Glass  .  .  .  140 

Adele  Everett  Yoe.  Portrait 140 

"Silver  Bag" 140 

Ring  and  Knee-buckles  worn  by  Commodore  Joshua 

Barney 140 

Commodore  Joshua  Barney.  Portrait  .  .  .  .  142 

Robert  Morris.  Portrait 144 

Sketch  of  Plymouth  Sound,  England 145 

Martyrs'  Monument,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y 148 

Tablet.  Fort  Green  Park,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y.  .  .  .  148 
Commodore  Joshua  Barney.  Portrait.  Miniature  by 

Isabey 150 

"Order  of  Cincinnati"  original  badge 152 

Commission  of  Captain  Joshua  Barney,  April  25,  1814  154 

Battlefield  of  Bladensburg,  Maryland,  August  24,  1814  154 

Bladensburg,  Maryland,  Battlefield,  August  24,  1814  158 

Battlefield,  August  24,  1814,  Bladensburg,  Maryland  158 

Battlefield  of  Bladensburg,  Maryland 158 

Bladensburg,  Maryland.  Old  Carlton  Mill  .  .  .  158 
Bladensburg,  Maryland.  Location  in  Main  Street, 

where  stood  the  old  hotel 158 

Bladensburg,  Maryland.  Barney  Spring,  Battlefield, 

Duel  Ground 158 


FOLLOWING 
PAGE 


The  Old  Calvert  Mansion,  Bladensburg,  Maryland  158 

The  Old  Calvert  Mansion  "Doorway"        ....      158 

Bladensburg,  Maryland,  Main  Street 158 

Bladensburg,  Maryland,  Main  Street 158 

Bladensburg,  Maryland,  Main  Street 158 

Bladensburg,  Maryland 158 

Sword  presented  to  Commodore  Barney  by  the  City  of 

Washington 160 

Joshua  Barney.     Portrait  drawn  by  W.  Croome    .      .      162 
Copy  of  a  portrait  of  Commodore  Joshua  Barney  in  the 

Mayor's  Office,  Baltimore,  Maryland       ....      166 
British  Musket-ball  received  in  Battle  of  Bladensburg, 
Maryland,  August  24,  1814,  by  Commodore  Joshua 

Barney 168 

First    Presbyterian    Church,     1804-1853,    Pittsburg, 

Pennsylvania 174 

Plan  of  Govanstown,  Maryland,  at  a  period  beginning 

about  1810 192 

Monument  erected  to  the  memory  of  Jerome  Napoleon 
Bonaparte,    Loudon    Park    Cemetery,    Baltimore, 

Maryland 194 

Madam  Jerome  Bonaparte  (Elizabeth  Patterson)  .  .  194 
Old  Academy,  Govanstown,  Maryland  ....  194 
Bonaparte  Stable,  Govanstown,  Maryland  .  .  .  194 
Old  Race  Track,  Govanstown,  Maryland  ....  194 
Monument  erected  to  the  memory  of  Elizabeth  Patter 
son  Bonaparte,  Green  Mount  Cemetery,  Baltimore, 

Maryland 196 

"Ye  Old  Tavern,"  1760,  West  Brookfield,  Massachu 
setts,   situated   on   the   "Old   Bay   Path"   between 

Springfield  and  Worcester         198 

George  M.  Barney.     Portrait 200 

Joshua  Barney.     Tablet 203 


William  Barney  and  Henry  Sater 

Bond  to 
Morgan  Murray 


The  earliest  record  yet  found  relating  to  William  Barney 
the  first,  Baltimore  (about)  1695 


William  Barney  &  Henry  Sater 

Bond  to 
Morgan  Murray. 


Maryland  Set. 
>•  Know     all    men     by 
these  Presents  that  we 


William  Barney  and  Henry  Sater  both  of  Baltimore 
County  are  held  and  firmly  bound  unto  Morgan  Murray 
of  the  County  aforesaid  his  heirs  &  executors  adminis 
trators  and  assigns  in  the  full  and  just  sum  of  One  hundred 
and  fifty  pounds  sterling  money  of  Great  Brittain  to  be  paid 
to  the  said  Morgan  Murray  or  his  aforesaid  heirs  execu 
tors  administrators  or  assigns  or  either  of  them.  To  which 
payment  well  and  truly  to  be  made  and  done  we  bind  us 
and  either  of  us  and  every  one  of  our  heirs,  executors  admin 
istrators  and  assigns  jointly  &  severally  firmly  by  these 
presents  sealed  with  our  seals  and  dated  this  i$th  day  of 
January  1707. 

The  Condition  of  the  above  Obligation  is  such  that 
whereas  the  above  Morgan  Murray  did  formerly  pass  a 
Bond  of  Performance  for  the  making  over  One  hundred 
and  fifty  acres  of  Land  out  of  a  tract  of  land  called  Mor 
gan's  Delight  unto  Mr.  Edward  Stevenson  or  his  heirs 
which  said  land  the  said  Murray  has  at  the  request  of 


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Mrs.  Mary  Stevenson  this  day  conveyed  unto  herself  and 
the  said  Bond  not  to  be  found.  Witnesseth  that  if  the 
above  bound  William  Barney  or  Henry  Sater  or  their 
heirs  executors  or  assigns  or  either  of  them  doth  at  the  rea 
sonable  request  or  Demand  of  the  above  aforesaid  Morgan 
Murray  his  heirs  or  assigns  the  aforesaid  bond  of  per 
formance  Deliver  up  to  the  said  Murray  or  his  said  heirs, 
or  if  the  said  Bond  not  found  doe  indemnify  &  forever 
save  keep  harmless  the  said  Murray  or  his  said  heirs  from 
the  said  Bond  or  any  damage  which  may  hereafter  come  by 
the  said  Bond  or  by  any  person  or  persons  mentioned  in 
the  said  Bond,  then  the  above  Obligation  to  be  void  and  of 
none  effect,  otherwise  to  stand  and  remain  in  full  force 
power  and  virtue  in  law. 

Signed  sealed  &  Delivered  Willam  Barney 

in  presence  of  The  mark  of  the  within 
John  Passley,  Christopher  named 

Randall  Henry  X  Sater 

Copy  taken  from  Liber  T.R.  No.  R.A.  folio  481.  One  of 
the  Land  Records  of  Baltimore  County. 


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Morgan  Murry  conveyr  to 
Mary  Stevenson  & 


to 


Elizabeth  Barney  Gift. 


This  indenture  made 
the  fifteenth  day  of  Jan 
uary  in  the  year  of  our 
Lord  one  thousand  seven 


hundred  and  fourteen  Between  Morgan  Morray  of  Balti 
more  County  planter  of  the  one  part  £ff  Mary  Stevenson  of 
the  said  County  Widow  of  the  other  part.  Witnesseth  thai 
the  said  Morgan  Morray  for  valuable  consideration  to  him, 
in  hand  or  secured  to  be  paid  before  the  ensealing  £s?  De 
livery  of  these  presents  by  the  said  Mary  Stevenson  whereof 
£5?  wherewith  he  the  said  Morgan  Morray  doth  acknowledge 
himself  to  be  fully  satisfied  contented  £sf  paid  £5?  of  every  part 
£5?  parcel  thereof  doth  fully  clearly  &  absolutely  acquit  & 
discharge  the  said  Mary  Stevenson  her  heirs  Exr.  A  dm. 
y  every  of  them  forever  by  these  presents  Hath  given  granted 
bargained  sold  aliened  enfeofed  y  Confirmed  £s?  by  these 
presents  doth  fully  Clearly  &  Absolutely  give  grant  bar 
gain  sell  Alien,  Enfeof  £s?  Confirm  unto  the  said  Mary 
Stevenson  her  heirs  &  assigns  forever  a  certain  moiety  or 
parcel  of  Land  being  part  of  a  tract  or  parcell  of  Land 
Called  or  known  by  the  name  of  Morgans  Delight  situate 
on  the  North  Side  of  Patapsco  River  on  a  Ridge  called 
Little  Bretain  which  said  moiety  containing  one  hundred 
&  fifty  acres  is  as  follows  Viz  Beginning  at  A  Bounded 
red  oak  being  the  third  bounded  tree  of  the  Original  tract 
Called  Morgans  Delight  &  Running  thence  East  One 

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hundred  &  seven  perches  thence  Running  North  two 
hundred  &  thirty  perches  thence  Running  West  One  hun 
dred  y  Seven  perches  and  thence  Running  South  two 
hundred  &  thirty  perches  to  the  first  tree.  Containing  & 
now  laid  out  for  one  hundred  £sf  Fifty  acres  of  Land  more 
or  less  with  all  and  Singular  its  woods  underwoods  Timber 
Timber  Trees  &  all  other  its  rights  members  Jurisdictions 
&  Appertenances  thereunto  belonging  or  in  any  ways  Apper 
taining  And  Also  all  the  Estate  Right  title  Interest  Posses 
sion  property  Claim  and  Demand  Whatsoever  of  him  the 
said  Morgan  Morray  in  or  to  the  same  and  all  Other 
Estate  Right  Title  Interest  Claim  Challenge  and  Whatso 
ever  of  any  person  or  Persons  Whatsoever  claiming  or 
which  shall  hereafter  pretend  to  lay  Claim  thereto  &  also 
all  Deeds  writings  Whatsoever  touching  or  Covering  only 
the  Premises  To  Have  &  to  Hold  the  said  piece  or  parcell 
of  Land  &  all  &  singular  the  Premises  with  &  every  of 
these  Appurtenances  before  by  those  presents  bargained  & 
Sold,  y  every  part  £ff  parcell  thereof  unto  the  said  Mary 
Stevenson  her  heirs  Exr.  Adm.  £s?  Assigns  forever  &  to  the 
only  Proper  use  &  behoof  of  her  the  said  Mary  Steven 
son  her  heirs  Executors  &  Assigns  forever.  And  he  the 
said  Morgan  Morray  doth  hereby  for  himself  his  heirs 
Executors  Administrators  Covenant  Promise  grant  & 
agree  to  and  with  the  said  Mary  Stevenson  her  heirs  Execu 
tors  administrators  and  assigns  that  the  aforesaid  piece  or 
Parcell  of  Land  with  all  other  the  before  granted  Premises 

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with  the  apurtenances  and  every  Part  or  Parcell  thereof 
unto  the  said  Mary  Stevenson  her  heirs  Executors  Admin 
istrators  and  Assigns  Against  him  the  said  Morgan 
Morray  his  heirs  Exr.  Admr.  And  against  All  other  person 
or  Persons  whatsoever  shall  and  will  warrent  And  forever 
defined  by  these  Presents  and  further  the  said  Morgan 
Morray  doth  hereby  for  himself  his  heirs  Executors  and 
Administrators  covenant  Promise  grant  and  agree  to  with 
the  said  Mary  Stevenson  her  heirs  Executors  Adminis 
trators  and  assigns  that  the  hereby  bargained  and  sold  Land 
and  Premises  is  free  and  clear  freely  and  clearly  acquited 
and  discharged  of  and  from  all  and  all  manner  of  former 
and  other  bargains  sailes  entailes  leases  Joynters  dowers 
mortgages  rents  arreages  of  Rent  statutes  recognizances 
Issues  fines  amerciaments  Judgments  executions  &  of 
and  from  all  other  titles  charges  troubles  and  Incum- 
brances  whatsoever  had  made  suffered  or  done  by  Morgan 
Morray  his  heirs  Executors  or  Administrators  or  any  other 
Person  or  Persons  whatsoever  (the  Rents  and  serveses 
which  shall  hereafter  grow  due  or  Payable  to  the  Chief 
Lord  or  Lords  of  the  fee  only  excepted  and  fore  prized)  and 
lastly  the  said  Morgan  Morray  doth  hereby  for  himself  his 
heirs  executors  or  administrators  Covenant  promise  grant 
and  agree  to  and  with  the  said  Mary  Stevenson  her  heirs 
Executors  or  administrators  or  Assigns  that  he  the  said 
Morgan  Morray  will  from  time  to  time  And  at  all  times 
hereafter  at  the  reasonable  request  and  at  the  Proper  Cost 

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and  Charges  in  the  Law  of  her  the  Said  Mary  Stevenson 
her  heirs,  Exrs.  Admis.  or  Assigns  make  doe  suffer 
acknowledge  &  execute  all  and  every  such  further  Lawful 
act  &  acts  thing  and  things  devise  and  devises  conveyances 
y  assureances  in  the  Law  whatsoever  for  the  further  and 
better  assureance  Surety  and  sure  makeing  the  Aforesaid 
peice  or  Parcell  of  Land  and  Premises  unto  the  said  Mary 
Stevenson  her  heirs  Exr.  Admis.  or  Assigns  forever  or  her 
or  their  councell  learned  in  the  Law  shall  be  devised  or 
required.  In  Witness  whereof  the  said  Morgan  Morray 
to  this  present  Indenture  hath  set  his  hand  and  seal  the  day 

and  year  first  Above  Written 

Morgan  Morray         (Seal} 

Signed  sealed  and  delivered  in  presence  of  US 
John  Passley;  Christopher  Randall 

January  idth,  1717  there  came  before  us  Peter  Bond  and 
John  Israeli  two  of  his  Lordships  Justices  of  the  County 
of  Baltimore  the  within  Named  Morgan  Morray  and 
acknowledged  the  within  Land  &  premises  to  be  the  right 
£j?  Interest  of  the  within  named  Mary  Stevenson  her  heirs 
y  assigns  forever  at  the  same  time  was  also  present  Sarah 
Morray  wife  of  the  aforesaid  Morgan  Morray  who  being 
privately  examined  declared  her  free  and  Voluntary  Con 
sent  thereto  taken  and  acknowledged  before  us 

Peter  Bond  John  Israeli 

Sept.  ye  1st  1747.     Then  Received  six  shillings  sterling 
for  an  alienation  fine  of  the  within  Land  for  the  use  of  the 

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Lord  Baltimore  by  order  of  Benja.  Tasker  Esq.  &  Thos. 
Franklin. 

To  all  Christian  People  to  whom  this  present  writing 
shall  come  I  Mary  Stevenson  of  Baltimore  County  widow 
send  greeting  Know  ye  that  I  the  said  Mary  Stevenson  for  & 
in  consideration  of  the  Natural  Love  and  affection  that  I 
have  y  do  bear  unto  my  loving  Daughter  Elizabeth  Barney 
y  also  for  divers  other  good  Causes  and  Considerations  me 
at  this  present  time  Especially  moving  Have  given  granted 
£5?  by  these  present  do  give  grant  &  Confirm  unto  her  the  said 
Elizabeth  Barney  her  heirs  &  assigns  forever  a  parcell  of 
land  called  Bottoys  Inheritence  being  part  of  Tract  of  land 
called  Morgan's  Delight  situate  lying  &  being  on  the  north 
side  of  Patapsco  River  on  a  Ridge  Called  Little  Britain 
Being  at  a  bounded  Red  oak  being  the  Third  bounded  Tree 
of  ye  Original  Tract  called  Morgans  Delight  &  Running 
thence  East  one  hundred  and  seven  perches  thence  then 
Running  North  Two  hundred  and  Thirty  Perches  then 
Running  West  one  hundred  £sf  seven  Perches  £ff  then  Run 
ning  South  two  hundred  £5?  Thirty  Perches  to  the  first  Tree 
Containing  &  now  laid  out  for  one  hundred  £5?  Fifty  acres 
of  Land  more  or  less.  To  Have  &  to  Hold  the  afd  one 
hundred  Fifty  acres  of  Land  with  all  &  Singular  its 
woods  underwoods  with  all  Rights  Priviledges  &  Benefits 
thereunto  belonging  &  in  any  wise  appertaining  unto  her 
the  said  Elizabeth  Barney  her  heirs  fcsf  assigns  forever  to 
her  y  their  Propper  use  and  Behoof  forever  freely  & 

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Quietly  without  any  manner  of  challenge  Claim  or  demand 
of  me  the  said  Mary  Stevenson  any  heirs  Executors  Ad 
ministrators  or  any  other  person  or  persons  Claiming  from 
by  or  under  me  my  heirs  Executors  or  Administrators  Any 
Right  Property  Interest  or  Claim  in  or  to  the  said  Land  & 
Premises  without  any  money  or  other  thing  therefor  to  be 
yielded  paid  or  done  to  me  the  said  Mary  Stevenson  my 
heirs  Executors  or  Administrators  &  I  the  said  Mary 
Stevenson  all  &  Singular  the  afd  land  &  Premises  to  the 
afd  Elizabeth  Barney  her  heirs  &  assigns  to  the  use 
Aforesd  against  any  heirs  Executors  £f?  Administrators 
or  any  other  person  or  Persons  from  by  or  under  me  or  by 
my  means  or  procurement  do  warrent  &  forever  Defend 
by  these  presents.  Know  Ye  that  I  the  said  Mary  Steven 
son  have  put  the  said  Elizabeth  Barney  in  Peaceable  & 
Quiet  Possession  of  All  &  Singular  the  afd  land  &  Prem 
ises  by  delivering  unto  her  at  Ensealing  here  of  one  Coined 
peace  of  Silver  Comonly  a  Shilling  fixed  on  the  seal  of 
these  Presents  In  Witness  whereof  I  have  hereunto  set  my 
hand  &  seal  this  Sixteenth  day  of  January  1717. 
The  mark  of  the  above  named 

Mary    X    Stevenson         (Seal) 
Signed  Seal'd  y  Delivered  in 
Presents  of  us  Thomas  Taylor — John  Passley. 

January  the  Sixteenth  Seventeen  hundred  £5?  Seventeen 
then  came  before  us  Peter  Bond  &  John  Israeli  two  of  his 
Lordships  Justices  of  the  peace  for  the  County  of  Baltimore 

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the  within  named  Mary  Stevenson  £5?  acknowledged  the 
within  Land  £5?  Premises  to  be  the  Right  Title  and  Interest 
of  the  within  named  Elizabeth  Barney  her  heirs  &  Assigns 
forever  taken  &  acknowledged  before  us  Peter  Bond  Jno. 
Israeli. 

An  Act  Enabling  and  Requiring  the  Clerk  of  Baltimore 
County  Court  to  Record  a  Deed  of  bargain  £sf  Sale  from 
Morgan  Morray  to  Mary  Stevenson  &  the  making  valid 
the  same.  Whereas  William  Barney  of  Baltimore  County 
by  his  humble  Petition  to  this  General  Assembly  set  forth 
that  he  is  one  &  heir  to  Elizabeth  Barney  late  of  said 
County  deceased  &  that  a  certain  Morgan  Morray  late  of 
said  County  Deceased  was  seized  in  fee  as  the  Petitioner 
supposes  of  the  one  moiety  of  a  Tract  of  Land  in  said 
County  Called  Morgans  Delight  y  conveyed  the  Same  to 
a  certain  Mary  Stevenson,  the  same  moiety  being  one 
hundred  and  Fifty  acres,  that  the  said  Mary  Stevenson  by 
deed  of  Gift  gave  the  same  to  the  said  Elizabeth  Barney 
that  on  the  Fifteenth  day  of  January  in  the  year  of  our 
Lord  Seventeen  hundred  and  Seventeen  the  said  Morgan 
Morray  for  a  valuable  Consideration  Actually  Executed 
a  deed  of  bargain  &  sale  for  the  said  Land  &  acknowl 
edged  the  same  before  two  of  his  Lordships  then  Justices  of 
the  Peace  for  the  County  aforesaid.  Yet  that  from  the 
Ignorance  of  the  grantees  the  said  Deeds  were  never  Re 
corded  the  truth  of  which  Alligations  sufficiently  appears 
to  this  General  Assembly  It  is  therefore  Prayed  that  it  may 

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Enact  £5?  be  it  Enacted  by  the  Right  Honorable  the  Lord 
Proprietor  by  &  with  the  advice  and  Consent  of  his  Lord 
ships1  Governor  &  the  uper  &  Lower  houses  of  Assembly 
y  the  authority  of  the  same  that  the  Clerk  of  Baltimore 
County  Court  do  Iff  shall  at  the  instance  of  the  said  William 
Barney  Record  the  aforesaid  Deed  of  Bargain  £5*  Sale  so  as 
aforesaid  made  y  acknowledged  among  the  Land  Records 
of  said  County  at  any  time  within  the  space  of  six  months 
from  £f?  after  the  end  of  this  Session  of  Assembly  £5*  that 
when  the  same  is  so  Recorded  the  same  Deed  £sf  the  Record 
thereof  shall  be  as  good  &  Valid  in  Law  as  if  the  same 
Deed  had  been  Recorded  as  the  Law  Directs  within  the 
space  of  six  months  from  the  date  thereof  any  Law  usage 
or  Custom  to  the  Contrary  Notwithstanding  Saving  to  his 
most  Sacred  Majesty  his  heirs  £ff  Successors  to  the  Right 
Honorable  the  Lord  Proprietor  his  heirs  &  Successors  & 
to  all  bodies  Politick  and  Corporate  &  all  others  not  men 
tioned  in  this  Act  their  several  &  respective  Rights. 

Received  September  the  first  Seventeen  hundred  &  forty 
seven  £f?  then  Recorded. 

I.  V.  Talbott  Risteau,  Clerk  of  Baltimore  County  Court. 


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Map  showing  the  location  of  the  original  lot  purchased  by  William  Barne] 
the  first,  1734. 

Fort  McHenry  on  the  Patapsco  River.  An  attack  during  the  War  of  181: 
furnished  the  theme  for  the  well-known  words  of  the  Star  Spangled  Banner  b] 
F.  S.  Key. 

Also  part  of  a  tract  of  land  called  "Morgan's  Delight"  on  north  side  of  Patapsa 
River  deeded   in   1717  by  Alary  Stevenson  to  her  daughter  Elizabeth,  wife  o 
William  Barney  the  first. 
Drawn  especially 
for  this  work. 


William  Barney,  his  Patent 


'Pearsons  and  Benjamins  Lott'  (       ,,    ,  /•  ,  • 

ye  that  for  and  in  con- 


Containing  150  acres. 


Charles  y  C.      Know 


sideration  that  William 


Barney  of  Baltimore  County,  in  our  said  Province  of 
Maryland,  hath  due  unto  him  one  hundred  and  fifty  acres 
of  land,  within  our  said  Province,  by  virtue  of  so  much 
part  of  a  Warrant  for  two  hundred  and  fifty  acres  granted 
him  the  ninth  day  of  December,  seventeen  hundred  and 
thirty-one,  as  appears  in  our  Land  Office,  and  upon  such 
conditions  and  terms  as  are  expressed  in  our  conditions 
of  plantation  of  our  said  Province  bearing  date  the  fifth 
day  of  April,  sixteen  hundred  and  eighty-four,  and  re 
maining  upon  record  in  our  said  Province  together  with 
such  alterations  as  in  them  are  made  by  our  further  condi 
tions  bearing  date  the  fourth  day  of  December,  sixteen 
hundred  and  ninety-six,  together  also  with  the  alterations 
made  by  our  instructions  bearing  date  at  London  the 
twelfth  day  of  September,  seventeen  hundred  and  twelve 
and  registered  in  our  Secretary's  office  of  our  said  Province. 

We  do  therefore  hereby  grant  unto  him  the  said  William 
Barney,  all  that  tract  or  parcel  of  land  called  "  Pearsons 
and  Benjamins  Lott,"  lying  and  being  in  the  County 
aforesaid. 

Beginning  at  two  bounded  tvhite  oaks  and  a  bounded 
Spanish  oak  standing  on  the  head  of  a  glade  which  de 
scends  into  the  Western  Fork  of  Gunpowder  Falls;  and 

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running  thence  North  seventy-eight  degrees  West  one  hun 
dred  and  forty-six  perches;  then  North  six  degrees  West 
fifty  perches;  then  North  seventy-five  degrees  East  eighty 
perches;  then  North  seventy  perches;  thence  East  one 
hundred  and  forty-six  perches;  thence  by  a  direct  line  to 
the  first  bounded  trees.  Containing  and  now  laid  out  for 
one  hundred  and  fifty  acres  of  land,  more  or  less,  accord 
ing  to  the  certificate  of  survey  thereof,  taken  and  returned 
into  our  Land  Office  bearing  date  the  sixteenth  day  of  May, 
seventeen  hundred  and  thirty-two  and  there  remaining; 
together  with  all  rights,  profits,  benefits  and  privileges 
thereunto  belonging,  (Royal  Mines  Excepted).  To  Have 
and  To  Hold  the  same  unto  him  the  said  William  Barney, 
his  heirs  and  assigns  forever.  To  be  holden  of  us  and  our 
heirs  as  of  our  manor  of  Baltimore  in  Baltimore  County 
in  free  and  common  soccage  by  fealty  only  for  all  manner 
of  services,  yielding  and  paying  therefor  yearly  unto  us 
and  our  heirs  at  our  receipt  at  the  City  of  St.  Mary's  at 
the  two  most  usual  feasts  in  the  year,  viz:  the  feast  of  the 
Annunciation  of  the  Blessed  Virgin  Mary  and  St.  Michael 
the  Arch-Angel  by  even  and  equal  portions  the  rent  of  six 
shillings,  sterling,  in  silver  or  gold,  and  for  a  fine  upon 
every  alienation  of  the  said  land  or  any  part  or  parcel 
thereof,  one  whole  year's  rent  in  silver  or  gold  or  the  full 
value  thereof,  in  such  commodities  as  we  and  our  heirs  or 
such  officer  or  officers  as  shall  be  appointed  by  us  and  our 
heirs  from  time  to  time  to  collect  and  receive  the  same, 


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shall  accept  in  discharge  thereof  at  the  choice  of  us  and  our 
heirs  or  such  officer  or  officers  aforesaid;  provided  that  if 
the  said  sum  for  a  fine  for  alienation  shall  not  be  paid  unto 
us  and  our  heirs  or  such  officer  or  officers  aforesaid,  before 
such  alienation,  and  the  said  alienation  entered  upon 
record  either  in  the  Provincial  Court  or  County  Court 
where  the  same  parcel  of  land  lyeth,  within  one  month  next 
after  such  alienation,  then  the  said  alienation  shall  be  void 
and  of  no  effect. 

Given  under  our  Great  Seal  of  our  said  Province  of 
Maryland,  this  tenth  day  of  June,  seventeen  hundred  and 
thirty-four. 

Witness  our  trusty  and  well  beloved  Samuel  Ogle,  Es 
quire,  Lieutenant  General  and  Chief  Governor  of  our  said 
Province  of  Maryland,  Chancellor  and  Keeper  of  the 
Great  Seal  thereof. 


Saml. 


The 
Great  Seal 


Ogle,  Chanr. 


Recorded  in  the  Liber  E.  i.  No.  4,  folio  116,  one  of  the 
record  books  on  file  in  the  Land  Office  of  Maryland, 
Baltimore. 


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Barney 

I  William,  Baltimore  (1695?) 

II  William 

III  Joshua  (Commodore) 

IV  William  Bedford 

(V,  VI,  VII,  VIII,  IX  in  part) 


I    WILLIAM  BARNEY 


I— WILLIAM  BARNEY 
Born- 
Died—  1746  (Will  dated  1746) 

(Will  probated 
March  19,  1746) 

Married    (i)    Elizabeth,    daughter   of    Edward 
Stevenson 

She  died 


NOTE. — In  1717  Mary  Stevenson  deeded  (as  a  gift) 
to  her  daughter  Elizabeth  Barney,  "Bottoy's  inher 
itance"  150  acres,  part  of  a  tract  called  "Morgan's 
Delight,"  on  north  side  of  Patapsco  River.  The  deed 
was  not  recorded,  and  in  1747  William  Barney  the  son 
of  Elizabeth,  petitioned  the  General  Assembly  to  secure 
the  title  in  him  by  having  the  deed  recorded;  that  is, 
the  deed  from  Morgan  Murray  to  Mary  Stevenson  of  a 
moiety  of  Morgan's  Delight,  150  acres. 

Children  of  William  and  Elizabeth  (Stevenson) 
Barney: 

I.  William  Eldest  son  (father  of  Commo 
dore  Joshua  Barney) 
Born  March  20,    1718   (Record  Saint 
Paul's  Parish,  Baltimore  County,  Mary 
land,  Register  of  Births,  Marriages  and 
Deaths,  Volume  I,  page  46) 
Died  August  19,  1773 

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Married  Frances  Holland  Watts,  Janu 
ary  26,  1743,  and  she  died  June  27, 
1788,  Baltimore 

2.  Martha,     Eldest     daughter     (evidently 

daughter  of  Elizabeth)  and  wife  of 
Richard  Hooker,  and  so  mentioned  in 
the  will 

Married  (2)  Mary  - 

Children  of  William  and  Mary  (  )  Barney 

(will  states  by  my  wife  Mary) 

3.  Absalom,  by  wife  Mary 

Born  October  2,  1722,  Baltimore 
Was  guardian  of  William  Jr. 

4.  Benjamin  by  wife  Mary 

Married  Delilah  Bozley,  April  23,  1758 
(Record  Saint  Paul's  Parish,  Joppa, 
Harford  County,  Maryland,  page  217) 

5.  William(SecondsonWilliam)bywifeMary 

Born  March  6,  1734-5,  Baltimore 

6.  Moses  by  wife  Mary 

Married  Sarah  Bond  April  5,  1758 

Children : 

1.  Thomas  born  July  19,  1759 

2.  Benjamin  born  January  17,  1761 

3.  Anna  born  December  9,  1762 

4.  Elizabeth  born 

Married    Edward   Trippe,   Febru 
ary  25,  1794 

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7.  Mary,  daughter  of  Mary 

Born  May  23,  1726 
Married  Richard  Rutter 

8.  Ruth,  daughter  of  Mary 

Born  January  28,  1732 
Married  Mordecai  Ford 


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Last  Will  and  Testament  of 
William  Barney  the  First 


WILLIAM  BARNEY   THE  FIRST 


Last  Will  and  Testament  of 
William  Barney. 


In  some  Good  degree  of 
the  fear  of  Almighty  God. 


It  seameth  good  to  me  William  Barney  Senr.  of  Baltimore 
County  in  the  Province  of  Maryland,  planter,  to  make 
this  my  last  Will  and  Testament  as  relating  to  those  things 
thai  pleased  God  to  favour  me  with  in  this  present  world 
being  at  this  time  in  perfect  memory  and  disposing  mind, 
first  my  will  and  desire  is  that  all  my  just  Debts  due  from 
me  with  my  funeral  Expences  be  well  and  truly  paid. 
Eitem.  I  have  given  unto  my  Eldest  Son  William  Barney 
Six  pound  Sterling  which  I  have  already  paid  Henery 
Morgan  upon  his  account  and  that  to  be  his  full  and  final 
part  of  all  my  Estate.  Eitem.  I  give  and  bequeath  to  my 
Eldest  Daughter  Martha  wife  to  Richard  Hooker  one 
neagro  Girl  named  Gate  and  her  Increas  to  her  and  her 
heirs  for  ever  and  that  to  be  her  full  and  final  part  of  all 
my  Estate.  Eitem.  I  give  and  bequeath  to  my  Son  Ab- 
solam  Barney  all  that  Tract  of  Land  he  now  lives  on  to 
him  and  his  heirs  forever.  Eitem.  I  give  and  bequeath 
to  my  Son  Benjamin  Barney  one  Tract  of  Land  called 
Absolams  Chance  to  him  and  his  heirs  forever.  Eitem. 
I  give  and  bequeath  to  my  Second  Son  William  Barney  by 
my  wife  Mary  one  Tract  of  Land  called  Chilcotes  Hazard 

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to  him  and  his  heirs  forever.  Eitem.  I  give  and  bequeath 
to  my  Son  Moses  Barney  at  the  Deceas  of  my  dear  wife 
that  Tract  of  Land  bought  of  John  Beard  called  Timber 
Ridge  to  him  and  his  heirs  forever,  Eitem.  I  give  and 
bequeath  to  my  Daughter  Mary  Barney  one  negro  Girl 
named  Beck  she  and  her  Increas  to  her  and  her  heirs  for 
ever  to  be  paid  her  more  than  an  equal  part  of  my  Estate 
with  the  rest  of  my  Children.  Eitem.  I  give  and  bequeath 
to  my  Daughter  Ruth  Barney  one  neagro  boy  named  Tef 
her  and  her  heirs  forever,  to  be  paid  her  more  than  an  equal 
part  of  my  Estate  with  the  rest  of  my  Children.  Eitem. 
I  give  and  bequeath  to  my  dear  wife  Mary  Barney  four 
neagros  at  her  choice  forever  and  that  to  be  in  the  Room  of 
her  Thirds  of  the  neagro,  and  Lastly,  my  will  and  desire 
is  that  my  dear  wife  should  be  my  hole  and  sole  Ecctress  of 
all  my  Estate  and  after  a  due  apprasement  my  Estate  to  be 
Eaquilly  devivided  amongst  my  Children  namely  Absolam, 
Benjamin,  William  and  Moses  and  Mary  and  Ruth  they 
all  living  by  my  wife  Mary  Barney  and  that  her  Riding 
Horse  be  not  apraised  in  the  Estate  and  this  being  my  last 
will  and  Testament  and  Revolting  and  Disanuling  all 
other  wills  and  Testaments.  In  Witness  hereof  I  have 
hereunto  set  my  hand  and  Seal  this  Twentyeth  Day  of 

February  1746/7. 

William  Barney  (Seal} 


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Signed  Sealed  and  Acknowledge 
In  the  Presants  of  us 
Job  Evans 
John  Evans 
Jabez  M or  ray 

March  igth  1746.  Then  came  Job  Evans,  John  Evans, 
and  Jabez  Morray  the  subscribing  Witnesses  to  the  within 
Will  and  being  Solemnly  sworn  on  the  holy  Evangelists  of 
Almighty  God,  depose  and  say  that  they  saw  the  Testator 
William  Barney  Sign  the  within  Will,  and  heard  him 
publish  and  declare  the  same  to  be  his  last  Will  and  Testa 
ment,  That  at  the  time  of  his  so  doing  he  was  to  the  best  of 
their  apprehension  of  sound  and  disposing  mind  and 
memory,  and  that  they  subscribed  their  respective  names 
as  witnesses  to  the  said  will,  in  the  presence  of  the  said 
Testator,  and  at  his  Request. 

Sworn  to  before  Thomas  White  Deputy  Commissary 
Baltimore  County. 

March  19,  1746.  The  widow  of  William  Barney  ap 
peared  before  me  and  made  her  Election  to  abide  by  her 
Thirds  of  her  husband's  Estate  and  not  by  the  Will. 

of 

Thos.  White,  D.C.      B.  Cty. 

(Taken  from  Wills  "Liber  A"  No.  I,  folio  370  fef  C. 
being  one  of  the  records  filed,  recorded  and  kept  in  the 
office  of  Register  of  Wills  for  Baltimore  City.} 


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Third  Day  of  March,  1767 


THIS  INDENTURE  made  the  third  day  of  March  in 
the  year  seventeen  hundred  and  sixty  seven,  BETWEEN 
William  Barney  of  Baltimore  County  in  Maryland  Inn- 
holder  and  Frances  his  wife  of  the  one  part  and  John 
Be  ale  Bordley  of  the  same  place  of  the  other  part,  WIT- 
NESSETH  that  said  William  Barney  and  Frances  his 
wife  for  and  in  consideration  of  the  sum  of  Six  hundred 
pounds  current  money  to  them  by  the  John  Beale  Bordley 
in  hand  already  paid  the  receipt  whereof  they  hereby 
acknowledge  Have  granted  bargained  and  sold,  aliened 
and  transferred  and  by  these  presents  they  the  said  Wil 
liam  Barney  and  Frances  his  wife,  do  grant  bargain  and 
sell  alien  &  transfer  and  confirm  unto  the  said  John 
Beale  Bordley  and  his  Heirs  and  Assigns  for  ever  All 
that  tract  piece  or  parcell  (or  tracts  and  pieces  or  parcells} 
of  Land  whereon  the  said  William  Barney  and  Frances 
his  Wife  lately  lived,  and  which  they  yet  have  in  posses 
sion,  called  or  known  by  the  name  of  Barneys  Inheritance 
or  by  whatever  name  or  names  the  same  is  or  are  hath  or 
have  been  called  or  known  lying  situate  on  and  near  to  a 
branch  of  Bear  Creek  in  Baltimore  County  aforesaid  con 
taining  two  hundred  and  ninety  seven  acres  or  thereabouts 
and  all  the  Estate  right  title  interest  claim  and  demand 
whatsoever,  of  them  the  said  William  Barney  &  Frances 
his  wife,  or  either  of  them  of  in  or  to  the  said  Land  with 

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the  appurtenances  thereto  belonging  together  with  all 
power  and  Equity  of  redemption  whatsoever  both  in  Law 
and  Equity  which  the  said  William  Barney  and  Frances 
his  wife  or  either  of  them  their  or  either  of  their  heirs,  or 
assigns  might  or  could  have  or  can  or  may  have  or  claim 
by  force  means  or  virtue  of  any  condition  Defeasance 
clause  agreement  or  otherways  or  means  whatsoever.  To 
have  and  to  hold  the  aforesaid  Land  and  premises  with 
the  appurtenances  unto  the  said  John  Beale  Bordley  his 
heirs  &  assigns  to  the  only  use  £s?  behoof  of  the  said 
Bordley  and  his  heirs  and  assigns  forever,  and  to  or  for 
no  other  use,  intent  or  purpose  whatsoever  and  the  said  John 
Beale  Bordley  for  himself  and  his  heirs  doth  covenant 
with  the  said  William  Barney  &  Frances  his  wife  and 
their  heirs  that  twenty  feet  square  shall  remain  unplowed 
or  broken  for  a  grave  yard  to  the  said  William  Barney  & 
Frances  his  wife  to  include  the  graves  of  his  children 
already  buried  and  the  said  William  Barney  £s?  Frances 
his  wife  and  either  of  them  and  their  or  either  of  their 
heirs  shall  have  free  access  thereto  (upon  notice  first  being 
given  to  the  said  John  Beale  Bordley  or  his  heirs)  for  the 
burying  any  their  children  husbands  or  wifes  within  the 
said  grave  yard  £s?  the  said  William  Barney  and  Frances 
his  wife  and  either  of  them  for  themselves  and  their  re 
spective  heirs  covenant  with  the  said  John  Beale  Bordley 
his  heirs  and  assigns  that  they  and  either  of  them  their  or 
either  of  their  heirs  shall  make  do  suffer  and  execute  all 

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such  further  and  other  reasonable  acts  and  assurances  as 
in  the  law  for  the  better  conveying  and  assuring  the  said 
Land  and  premises  to  the  said  John  Beale  Bordley  and 
his  heirs  and  assigns  as  aforesaid  as  by  the  said  John 
Beale  Bordley  his  heirs  y  assigns  or  his  or  their  council 
Learned  in  the  Law  shall  be  reasonably  devised  or  advised 
and  required. 

In  Witness  whereof  the  said  -parties  have  hereto  inter 
changeably  set  their  hands  and  seals  the  day  and  year 
above  written. 


Signed  Sealed  &  delivered 
in  the  presence  of  us 
Robert  Manly     John  Lees 


W.  Barney     (Seal) 

her 
Frances     Holland     Barney 

mark 
J.  Beale  Bordley  (Seal) 


On  the  back  of  the  foregoing  deed  was  thus  written, 
viz: 

March  $rd  1767     Received  of  the  within  named  John 

Beale  Bordley  six  hundred  pounds  current  money  being 

the  consideration  money  within  mentioned  to  be  by  him 

paid. 

£  600 

Witness  Robert  Manley  W .  Barney 

John  Lees 

Baltimore  County  to  wit.  Be  it  remembered  that  on  the 
second  day  of  June  in  the  year  seventeen  hundred  &  sixty 
seven  came  before  us  the  subscribers  two  of  his  Lordships 

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Justices  of  Baltimore  County  Court  the  within  named 
William  Barney  and  Frances  his  wife  parties  to  the 
within  Indenture  &  jointly  and  severally  acknowledged 
the  within  Indenture  to  be  their  act  and  deed  and  that  the 
land  and  premises  within  mentioned  are  the  right  and 
estate  of  the  within  named  John  Beale  Bordley  to  hold  to 
him  and  his  heirs  and  assigns  forever  according  to  the 
purport  and  true  intent  &  meaning  of  the  same  Indenture 
and  the  said  Frances  (the  wife  aforesaid)  being  by  us 
examined  privately  out  of  the  hearing  of  her  said  husband 
whether  she  doth  make  her  acknowledgement  aforesaid 
willingly  and  freely  and  without  being  induced  thereto  by 
fear  or  threats  of  ill  usage  by  her  husband  or  fear  of  his 
displeasure  doth  out  of  the  hearing  of  her  said  husband  as 
aforesaid  answer  in  the  affirmative  &  doth  acknowledge 
the  same  Indenture  to  be  her  act  and  deed  willingly  and 
freely  and  without  being  induced  thereto  by  the  fear  or 
threats  or  ill  usage  by  her  said  husband  or  fear  of  his 

displeasure. 

William  Aisquith 

Benjamin  Rogers 
Received  the  $th  day  of  June  1767. 

True  copy  taken  from  Liber  DD  No.  4  folio  234  &ch. 
one  of  the  Land  record  Books  of  the  late  General  Court 
deposited  and  lodged  in  and  belonging  to  the  office  of 
the  Court  of  Appeals  of  the  State  of  Maryland  held  for 
the  Western  shore. 

Test  Th.  Harris  Junr.  Clk. 

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Maryland 

Land  Commissioner's  Office 
Annapolis 

Baltimore  unpatented  Certificate  No.  1044 
Certificate  and  plat  of  "Morgan's  Delight" 
52  acres,  surveyed  for  John  Morgan, 
24th  December,  1741,  by  Thomas  White,  sur 
veyor. 


Morgan's  Delight 


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Baltimore  County  Ss: 

This  is  to  certify  that  I  have  laid  out  for  John  Morgan 
of  Baltimore  County  a  tract  of  land  lying  on  ye  North  side 
of  Broad  Creek  being  part  of  the  lands  reserved  in  ye  said 
County  for  his  Lordship's  use. 

BEGINNING  at  a  bounded  Spanish  Oak  near  ye  head 
of  a  Branch  that  leads  into  ye  great  meadow  and  running 
thence  South  seventy  degrees  East  one  hundred  and  eighty 
perches,  North  twenty  degrees  West  sixty  perches,  North 
seventy  degrees  West  one  hundred  and  eighty  perches  and 
thence  by  a  straight  line  to  ye  beginning. 

Containing  and  laid  out  for  Fifty-two  acres  more  or  less 
by  ye  name  of  "MORGANS'  DELIGHT."  Dec'r  24th, 

174.1. 

Thos.  White,  Dep.  Sur.  Balto.  Co'ty. 


Maryland 

Land  Commissioner's  Office 
Annapolis 

Survey  of  tract  of  land  "Timber  Ridge," 
100  acres,  made  by  Thomas  White,  surveyor, 
for  John  Beard,  February  27,  1738. 


TIMBER  RIDGE 
Pr  Scale  100 
pchs  in 'an  inch 


COMMISSIONER  OF   THE  LAND  OFFICE. 

Baltimore  County,  Ss: 

By  virtue  of  a  Common  Warrant  granted  out  of  his 
Lordship's  Land  Office,  on  ye  iQth  day  of  October,  Anno 
Dom.  1738;  to  lay  out  for  John  Beard  of  Baltimore 
County  one  hundred  acres  of  land. 

I  Thomas  White  Deputy  Surveyor  of  ye  said  County 
have  laid  out  for  the  said  John  (by  the  name  of  John 
Beard)  a  tract  oj  land  in  the  same  county: 

BEGINNING  at  a  bounded  White  Oak  by  a  branch 
called  Ozbin's  Cabbin  Branch,  and  running  thence  South 
sixty-five  degrees  West  ninety  perches,  North  fifty  degrees 
West  thirty-six  perches,  North  five  degrees  West  thirty-two 
perches,  North  one  hundred  and  fourteen  perches,  North 
eighty-five  degrees  East  one  hundred  and  ten  perches, 
South  twenty  degrees  East  forty-eight  perches,  South  eighty 
degrees  West  forty-two  perches,  and  thence  by  a  straight 
line  to  ye  beginning; 

Containing  and  laid  out  for  one  hundred  acres  more  or 
less  to  be  held  of  ye  Manor  of  Baltimore  by  ye  name  oj 
"  TIMBER  RIDGE."  FeVy  2?th,  1738. 

Certified  per 

Thos.  White,  Dep.  Sur.  B.  C. 


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CONVEYANCE    RECORDS    SUPERIOR    COURT 
BALTIMORE  CITY  MARYLAND 


1718  William  Barney  (first)   &c.   to  Morgan  Murray 

Bond  T.  R.  No.  R.  A.  folio  481. 

1748  William  Barney  (second)  to  William  Rogers  Convy. 
T.  R.  No.  C  folio  71. 

"Property"   Part  of  Morgan's   Delight. 
1758  William  Barney  (second)  to  Thomas  Bond  &c. 
Convy.  B  No.  G  folio  373. 

"Property"  Valiant  Hazard. 

1757  William  Barney  (second)  &  Wfe.  to  John  Ensor 
Convy.  T.  R.  No.  D  folio  543. 

"Property"  Barney's  Inheritance  297  acres. 
1762   William   Barney    (second)    &c.   Thomas   Rutter 
Convy.  B  No.  K  folio  30. 

"Property"  Valiant  Hazard  100  Acres. 
1773    William    Barney    (second)    to    Thomas    Rutter 
Convy.  A.  L.  No.  G  folio  6. 

"Property"  Timber  Ridge. 

1746  John   Beard  to  William  Barney   (first)   Convy. 
T.  B.  No.  E  folio  305. 

"Property"  Timber  Ridge  loo  acres. 
(This  was  willed  to  William  Barney's  son   Moses) 

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1748  Mary  Barney  to  William  Barney  Convy.  T.  R. 
No.  C  folio  458. 

"Property"  100  Acres. 

1755  Solomon  Sheilas  to  William  Barney  Bond  B.  B. 
No.  I  folio  10. 

1751  Butler  Absalom  &c.  to  William  Barney  Convy. 
B  No.  G  Folio  32. 

"Property"  Valiant  Hazard  100  Acres. 

1762  Bond  Thomas  to  William  Barney  Release  B  No. 
K  folio  27. 

"Property"  Valiant  Hazard. 


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BALTIMORE  CITY  RECORDS 


Relating  to  the  Estate  of  William  Barney  the  first: 

Liber  D,  folio  4,  May  25,  1748. 

Liber  E,  No.  5,  folio  264,  November  9,  1752. 

Relating  to  the  Estate  of  William  Barney  Junior. 
Liber  F,  No.  6,  folio  347,  March  2,  1775. 

LAND  RECORDS 

H.  W.  S.  No.  I  A,  folio  64,  April  29,  1738. 

Mary  Barney  (wife  of  William  the  first)  purchased 
from  James  Chilcote  for  £40.  a  tract  called  "Valiant 
Hazard,"  100  acres. 

NOTE. — In  1755  Absalom  Barney  purchased  of  Rich 
ard  Rutter  "Valiant  Hazard,"  100  acres,  and  "Timber 
Ridge,"  100  acres. 


From  the  St.  Paul's  Parish,  Baltimore  County,  Mar 
riage  Record,  Vol.  I,  p.  167. 


"William  Barney  was  married  to  Frances  Holland 
Watts,  January  26,  1743." 

Page  109  of  the  same  record  we  find  recorded  Eliza 
beth  Barney  daughter  of  William  Barney  and  Frances 
Holland  (Watts)  his  wife  born  April  27,  1745. 

Margrett  Barney  daughter  of  same  born  June  2, 
I747- 

Peggy  Barney  daughter  of  same  born  August  21, 
1749. 

John  Holland  Barney  son  of  same  born  July  24,  1752. 

William  Stevenson  Barney  son  of  same  born  Decem 
ber  28,  1754. 

Mary  Barney  daughter  of  same  born  August  20,1757. 
Joshua  Barney,  son  of  same  born  July  6,  1759. 


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II    WILLIAM  BARNEY 


II— "WILLIAM2,    son    of    William1     and     Elizabeth 
Barney 

Born  March  20,  1718 

Married  Frances  Holland  Watts,  January  26, 
1743."  (Saint  Paul's  Parish,  Baltimore, 
Maryland,  Register  of  Births,  Marriages 
and  Deaths,  Volume  I,  Page  167.) 

She  died  June  275.1788  in  her  64th  year, 
Baltimore,  at  the  home  of  her  son,  Com 
modore  Joshua  Barney.  Buried  in 
family  burial  ground  in  Patapsco  Neck. 

He  died  August  19,  1773,  Baltimore  County,  and 
was  buried  in  Patapsco  Neck.  (He  was 
killed  by  his  eight-year  old  son  who  was 
playing  with  a  pistol  which  was  accident 
ally  discharged.) 


Children: 


Elizabeth  (evidently  was  named  for  the 
mother  of  William2  Barney,  so  would 
indicate  again  that  William1  had  Eliza 
beth  for  his  first  wife.) 
Born  April  27,  1745 

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2.  Margret    (or    Margarett)    (Saint  Paul's 

Parish) 

Born  June  2,  1747.   (Baltimore  County 

Register    of    Births,     Marriages     and 

Deaths,  Volume  I,  page  198.) 

Died  September  24,  1748 

3.  Peggy 

Born  August  21,  1749 

4.  John  Holland 

Born  July  24,  1752 

Died  March  25,  1840 

(Baptized,  Maria  Frances  daughter 
of  John  Holland  and  Charity  Barney, 
born  November  28,  1797.) 

5.  William  Stevenson 

Born  December  28,  1754 

6.  Mary 

Born  August  20,  1757 

7.  Joshua 

Born  July  6, 1759,  Baltimore,  Maryland 
Died  December  I,  1818,  Pittsburgh, 
Pennsylvania.  Buried  in  First  Presby 
terian  Church  Cemetery.  Removed  to 
Allegheny  Cemetery,  Pittsburgh,  to  a 
circle  of  ground  called  "Mount  Barney," 
May  12,  1848 

6? 


NOTE. — Liber  B,  No.  K,  folio  27,  March  27,  1762, 
William  Barney,  Junior,  of  Baltimore  County  is  styled 
"Joiner." 

NOTE. — John  Holland  Barney  was  administrator  of 
the  estate  of  William  Barney,  Junior,  in  1775. 

NOTE. — There  were  two  families  in  Maryland  in  1790 
the  heads  of  which  was  William  Barney,  one  settled  in 
Baltimore  County  and  one  in  Talbott  County. 

The  Baltimore  County  family  included  himself,  wife 
and  a  son  and  daughter;  the  Talbott  County  one  con 
sisted  of  three  males  of  sixteen  years  and  upwards  and 
three  males  under  sixteen  and  four  females,  including 
the  heads  of  the  family.  This  information  was  found 
in  the  first  census  of  Maryland,  1790. 


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Ill    JOHN  HOLLAND  BARNEY 


Ill— *JOHN3  HOLLAND  son  of  William2  and  Frances 
Holland  (Watts)  Barney 
Born  July  24,  1752 
Died  March  25,  1840 

(Possibly  had  first  wife  Elizabeth,  as 
there  is  an  entry  in  the  record  of  Memoirs 
of  the  dead  and  Tomb's  Remembrancer— 
"To  the  memory  of  Elizabeth-  Barney  the 
wife  of  John  Barney  who  departed  this  life 
January  15,  Anno  Domini  1784  in  the  3Oth 
year  of  her  age."  (Episcopal  burial  ground, 
Baltimore,  Maryland.) 

Married   (2)    Charity   Stiles,   Harford   County, 

August  13,  1784 
She  died  February  4,  1824 

Children  of  John  Holland  and  Charity  (Stiles) 
Barney 

1.  Maria  Frances 

Born  November  28,  1797 

2.  Hebe 

Died  March  19,  1811.     (From  Federal 
Gazette.) 


*Brother  of  Commodore  Joshua  Barney  and  the  last  survivor  of  Captain  Gist's  Company. 

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Married  (3)  Margaret  Webster,  Harford  County, 
Maryland,  November  7,  1825 

Died  August  31,  1829  at  her  sister's  in  Har 
ford  County 

Married  (4)  Mary  Miles  May  13,  1830,  Balti 
more. 

NOTE. — Baltimore  American,  August  17,  1815.  Mrs. 
Harriet  Hayward  died  at  the  residence  of  her  father 
John  H.  Barney,  April  14,  1815,  in  her  4Oth  year. 


Ill    WILLIAM  STEVENSON  BARNEY 


Ill    JOSHUA  BARNEY 

(Commodore) 


Ill— JOSHUA3    (Commodore)    son    of   William2    and 
Frances  Holland  (Watts)  Barney 

Born  July  6,  1759 

Married  (i)  Anne  Bedford  daughter  of  Alder 
man  Gunning  Bedford  of  Philadelphia, 
March  16,  1780 

NOTE — Gunning  Bedford  was  aide-de-camp  to 
General  Washington,  represented  Congress  in  the  Con 
tinental  Congress,  was  Attorney-General  for  Dela 
ware  and  Judge  of  the  United  States  District  Court, 
Delaware. 

She   died  July   25,    1808,   age   fifty-three,   at 
residence,  Charles  street,  Baltimore 

Married  (2)  Harriet  Cole  (or  Coale)  April  24, 
1809 

Died  October  14,  1849,  Louisville,  Kentucky 

Died  December  i,  1818,  Pittsburgh,  Pennsyl 
vania.  Buried  in  First  Presbyterian  Church 
Cemetery  and  removed  to  Allegheny  Ceme 
tery  to  a  circle  of  ground  called  "Mount 
Barney,"  May  12,  1848 

Children  of  Joshua  and  Anne  (Bedford)  Barney: 
i.  William  Bedford 

Born  December  7,  (1781?) 

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Monument   erected   by   the  Allegheny   Cemetery,  Pittsburgh, 
Pennsylvania,  1880,  in  memory  of  Commodore  Joshua  Barney 


Monument  erected  by  the 

Allegheny  Cemetery 
Pittsburgh,  Pennsylvania 

in  memory  of 
Commodore  Joshua  Barney 


Monument  erected  by  the 

Allegheny  Cemetery 
Pittsburgh,  Pennsylvania 

in  memory  of 
Commodore  Joshua  Barney 


Entrance  to  Allegheny  Cemetery,  Pittsburgh,  Pennsylvania 

Photographed 

by 
Everett  Hosmer  Barney 


"Mount  Barney"  Allegheny  Cemetery, 
Pittsburgh,  Pennsylvania 


2.  Louis 

Born  January  12,  1783       (Baptized  in 
Philadelphia.      From  the  First  Presby 
terian  Church  Records,  Baltimore) 
Married  Anne  Stedman    Van    Wyck, 
December  21,   1811 
Died  April  25,  1850 

3.  John 

Born  January  18,  1785  (Baptized  in 
Philadelphia.  From  the  First  Presbyte 
rian  Church  Records,  Baltimore) 
Died  January  26,  1856,  Washington, 
District  of  Columbia,  age  72.  (Was 
member  of  Congress  from  Baltimore 
1825-1829) 

4.  Caroline 

Born  December  21,  1787 
Married    Nathaniel    Williams,    Balti 
more,    at    home   of   Edward    Stiles    in 
Harve  de  Grace,  October  16,  1809 

5.  Henry 

Born  April  25,  1790 

6.  Adelee 

Born 

Married  Isaac  Waddy,  Louisville,  Ky., 
August,  1849. 
Mentioned  in  will 


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7.  Eliza 
Born- 


Mentioned  in  will 

St.    Paul's   Parish,    Baltimore   County 

Register    of    Births,     Marriages     and 

Deaths,  Volume  2,  page  632. 

Eliza  Barney  buried  January  18,  1819 

age  2  years,  9  months. 


8.  Joshua 
Born- 


Mentioned  in  will 

NOTE. — By  an  act  of  the  Legislature  of  Maryland, 
passed  November,  1790,  Messrs.  John  Hollins  and 
Joshua  Barney  were  appointed  auctioneers,  and  com 
menced  business  under  the  firm  name  of  John  Hollins 
and  Company,  after  which  the  limitation  was  removed 
and,  by  the  charter,  the  auctions  were  licensed  by  the 
city. 

NOTE. — Will  of  Joshua  Barney,  Liber  W.  B.  No.  10, 
folio  510,  office  of  Register  of  Wills,  Baltimore  City. 


1796  Joshua  Barney  lived  at  No.    19   Commerce 

Street,  Baltimore,  Maryland. 

J799  Joshua  Barney  lived  at  No.  1 1  Charles  Street, 

Baltimore,  Maryland. 

1 800-01     Joshua  Barney  lived  at  No.  13  Charles  Street, 
Baltimore,  Maryland. 

1810-13     Joshua  Barney  lived  at  No.  13  Charles  Street, 
Baltimore,   Maryland. 


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The  following  item  appeared  in  the  Baltimore  American 
under  date  of  January  16,  1798: 

"Mrs.  Commodore  Barney's  house,  No.  n  Charles 
street,  was  robbed  at  night  of  a  traveling  toilet,  con 
taining  two  large  round  miniature  pictures  with  glass 
backs  encircled  with  gold,  one  small  oval  miniature  set  in 
gold,  one  gold  and  garnet  rosary,  a  number  of  rings 
and  bracelets  and  sundry  papers;  also  a  yellow  satin 
bonnet  with  crape  trimmings." 


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CAPTAIN  JOSHUA   BARNEY 


Independence  Hall 
Philadelphia 


BUREAU   OF    NAVIGATION,    NAVY 
DEPARTMENT 


1814     April  25,  Appointed  a  Captain  in  the  Flotilla 
Service. 

1814     April  27,  Accepted  appointment  at  Baltimore. 

1814  October    18,    Appointment    confirmed    by    the 

Senate. 

1815  February  6,  Commission  as  a  captain  sent  to 

him  at  Baltimore.* 

1818     December  i,  Died. 


*Se«  fac-simile  Page  154 

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IV    WILLIAM  BEDFORD  BARNEY 


IV— WILLIAM4  BEDFORD  eldest  son  of  Commodore 
Joshua3  and  Anne  (Bedford)  Barney 
Born  Dec.  7,   (1781?) 

Married  (i)  Rebecca  Ridgely  May  2,  1799 
He  died  November  18,  1838,  age  58 
She  died   February   16,    1807 

Children: 

I.  Rebecca  Ridgely 
Born  July  8,  1801 

Married  Stephen  J.  Thompson  July  9, 
1832 

They  had  children: 

1.  Charles  R.   B.,   died  June    27, 

1839,  age  5  years  and  9  months 

2.  Mary  Rebecca 

Born 

Married  Albert  L.  Gorter 

3.  Eliza  Young 
Born 

From  the  Federal  Gazette,  September  21,  1815. 
Married:  Stephen  J.  Thompson  and  Evelina  Barney, 
September  18,  by  Glendy. 

Baltimore  American,  October  n,  1826.  Married: 
Stephen  J.  Thompson  and  Mary  B.  Hayward,  both  of 
Harford  County,  at  "Prospect  Hill,"  residence  of 
Archer  Hays,  October  10. 

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January  19,  1827.  Mrs.  Mary  B.,  wife  of  Stephen 
J.  Thompson,  died  June  13. 

July  10,  1832.  Married  Stephen  J.  Thompson  and 
Rebecca  R.  Barney,  July  9,  1832. 

2.  Joshua 

Born 


Married  Matilda  Aiken,  daughter  of  a 
British  army  officer  stationed  on  the 
Canadian  frontier  opposite  Fort  Mac- 
kinac. 

They  had  children: 

1.  William  Joshua 

Born    March    7,    1823,    Fort 

Mackinac 

Married,     Dubuque,      Iowa, 

Georgianna    Floyd,   daughter 

of    William     Byers     Carroll, 

Louisville,  Kentucky. 

2.  Isabelle  Aiken 

Born  March  21,  1825 

3.  Elizabeth  Young 

Born  June  10,  1827 
Married  William  M.  Ellicott 

4.  RebeccaRidgely(youngestchild) 

Born  June  28,  1829 

Died  March  5,  i835,Dedham, 

Mass. 


Married  (2)  Mary  daughter  of  Honorable 
Judge  Samuel  Chase  September  9,  1808, 
Princeton,  New  Jersey.  (Mary  was  author 
of  "Biographical  Memoirs  of  Commodore 
Joshua  Barney.") 

NOTE. — Samuel  Chase,  father  of  Mary,  was  born 
Somerset  County,  Maryland,  April  17,  1741.  His 
father,  when  Samuel  was  about  two  years  old,  moved 
to  Baltimore  and  was  pastor  of  Saint  Paul's  Parish. 
At  about  1 8  years  of  age  Samuel  went  to  Annapolis  to 
study  and  settled  there.  In  1786  he  moved  to  Balti 
more.  He  married  twice.  His  first  wife  was  Ann  Bald 
win  and  they  had  two  sons  and  two  daughters:  Mary, 
who  married  William  Bedford  Barney  son  of  Joshua 
Barney,  and  the  author  of  the  "Biographical  Memoir 
of  Commodore  Joshua  Barney,"  was  his  daughter. 
For  his  second  wife  he  married  Hannah  Kitty  Giles, 
Kentbury,  England. 

He  was  one  of  the  signers  of  the  Declaration  of  In 
dependence.  In  1791  he  was  elected  a  member  of  the 
Maryland  Senate,  but  declined  to  serve,  and  in  the 
same  year  was  Chief  Justice  of  the  State  and  later  was 
appointed  Supreme  Court  Judge  by  President  George 
Washington. 

He  died  June  19,  1811 

Dr.  Thomas  Chase,  father  of  Samuel,  was  appointed 
rector  of  Saint  Paul's  Parish  February  n,  1745,  by 
Governor  Bladen,  and  continued  in  this  connection 
till  his  death  April  4,  1779." 

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Children  of  William  Bedford  and  Mary  (Chase) 
Barney: 

3.  Mary  Chase 

Married  May  14,  1833,  William  H. 
Rogers  (Saint  Paul's  Parish,  Baltimore 
County,  Maryland  Register  of  Births, 
Marriages,  Deaths,Volume  2,  page  614.) 

4.  Ann  of  William  and  Mary,  born- 

Baptized  June  9,  1812 
Buried  June    n,    1812      (Saint  Paul's 
Parish,   Baltimore   County,   Maryland 
Register    of    Births,     Marriages     and 
Deaths,  Volume  2,  page  474.) 

5.  Caroline  Williams 

NOTE. — Baltimore  American,  October  13,  1827. 
Married,  Thomas  W.  Oldfield  and  Caroline  Barney 
daughter  of  Major  William  B.  Barney,  all  of  Baltimore, 
October  II,  by  Glendy; 

July  12,  1839.  George  Harrington  of  Georgia  and 
Caroline  W.  Barney,  third  daughter  of  Major  William 
B.  Barney  of  Baltimore,  married  July  n,  by  Dam- 
pheaux. 

6.  Merriam  (or  Maria)  Monroe 

Married  William  Ross  Postell  of  Geor 
gia,  August  28,  1839,  by  Dampheaux 

7.  Catherine  Chase 

8.  Charlotte 

Died  October  26,  1839  in  her  fifteenth 
year 

9    Clara   Louise   (youngest   daughter) 
Born  December  25,  1827 
Died  January  13,  1829 

8? 


The  Mercury,  January  i,  1819, 

Baltimore,  Dec.  17. 

*Wm.  R.  Barney,  Esq.  has  been  nominated  by  the 
president  of  the  U.  States,  naval  officer  of  the  port  of 
Baltimore,  in  the  place  of  his  father,  the  late  Commo 
dore  Joshua  Barney,  deceased. 

— Baltimore  American 

NOTE. — Chase  Barney  buried  July  28,  1819,  aged 
ten  years.  (Saint  Paul's  Parish  Baltimore  County 
Register  of  Births,  Marriages,  Deaths,  Volume  2, 
page  633.) 

NOTE. — The  following  are  found  in  the  Baltimore  city 
directories: 

1827 — Wm.  B.  Barney,  naval  officer  of  the  port  of 
Bait,  office  at  the  Custom  House,  dw.  7  Waterloo  Row 
N.  Calvert. 

1829 — His  name  appears  as  a  custom  house  broker, 
Cor.  Gay  and  Water  streets,  dw.  4  N.  Calvert.  Water 
loo  Row. 

1831 — Does  not  give  any  occupation  but  gives  his 
address  as  Lexington  street,  between  Liberty  street  and 
Park  avenue. 

NOTE. — William  Bedford  Barney  and  Captain 
Charles  S.  Ridgely  fought  a  duel.  One  shot  was  ex 
changed,  but  neither  was  injured.  John  Holland 
Barney  acted  for  his  brother.  Edward  Johnson  and 
A.  C.  Hanson  for  Ridgely. 

*  Should  read  Wm.  B.  Barney. 


IV     LOUIS  BARNEY 


IV — *LOUIS4  son  of  Commodore  Joshua3  and  Anne 
(Bedford)  Barney 
Born  January  12,  1783 
Married   Anne   Stedman   daughter   of    William 

Van  Wyck  December  21,  1811 
She  was  born  November  24,  1785 
She  died  December  19,  1853 
He  died  April  25,  1850 

On  the  monument  in  the  old  Saint  Paul's  burying- 
ground  in  Lombard  street,  Baltimore,  there  is  the 
following  inscription: 

"  Sacred  to  the 

Memory  of 
Louis  Barney 

who 

departed  this  life 

April  25,  1850, 

in  the  68th  year  of 

his  age 

This  tablet  was  erected  by  his  nephews  to  evince  their 
attachment  for  a  kind  and  affectionate  relative." 

Children: 

I.  Elizabeth  Rawlings   (sometimes  written 
Rollins — Rawlins) 
Born  October  3,  1812 
Baptized  October  9,  1812,  six  days  old 
Died  July  4,  1883 

*Was  at  one  time  a  merchant  in  Baltimore 

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LOUIS  BARNEY 

son  of 
Commodore  Joshua  Barney 


Engraved 

by 

M.  de  Saint-Memin 
1804 


2.  Anne  Bedford 

Born  March  25,  1814 
Died  February  n,  1884 
Never  married 

3.  Rawlins  Louis  (only  son) 

Born  January  2,  1816 
Died  October  30,  1831 

4.  Frances  Van  Wyck 

Born  November  24,  1817 
Died  March  9,  1835 
Buried  March  n,  1835 

5.  Caroline  Louisa   (youngest  daughter) 

Born  July  2,  1820 

Died  November  25,  1874 

Never  married 

NOTE. — This  line  is  now  extinct. 


IV    JOHN  BARNEY 


IV — JOHN4   son   of   Commodore  Joshua3   and   Anne 

(Bedford)  Barney 

Born  January  18,  1785 

Married  October  n,  1810  Elizabeth  Nicholson 
Hindman  of  Chesterfield,  Maryland 

He  died  January  26,  1856,  Washington,  Dis 
trict  of  Columbia,  aged  72 

Children: 

I.  Joseph  Nicholson   (Captain) 

Born    August    25,     1818,     Baltimore, 
Maryland 

Also  two  other  sons  and  two  daughters 

NOTE. — Baltimore  American,  September  17,  1836. 
Edward  D.  Ingraham  of  Philadelphia  and  Carolina  S. 
Barney  daughter  of  John,  married  September  15. 


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V    JOSHUA  BARNEY 


V— JOSHUA5    son    of   William4    Bedford    and    Mary 
(Chase)  Barney 

Born 

Married  Matilda  Aiken 

She  died  Dedham,  Massachusetts,  March  24, 

1835 

Children : 

1.  William  Joshua  (only  son) 

Born  March  7,  1823 
Had  son  Joshua  Carroll 

2.  Isabella  Aiken 

Born  March  21,  1825 

3.  Elizabeth  Young 

Born  June  10,  1827 

Married    William    Ellicott,    Baltimore 

Both  deceased 

4.  Rebecca  Ridgely  (youngest  child) 

Born  June  28,  1829 

Died  Dedham,  Massachusetts,  March 

5, 


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V    JOSEPH  NICHOLSON  BARNEY 


V— JOSEPH5  NICHOLSON  son  of  John4  and  Eliza 
beth  (Hindman)   Barney 
Born  August  25,  1818,  Baltimore,  Maryland 
Married  (i)  June  9,  1846,  Eliza  Jacobs  daughter 

of  James  Rogers,  Delaware 
Children     of     Joseph     Nicholson     and     Eliza 

Jacobs  (Rogers)  Barney 

i.  Elizabeth  Hindman  (Married  Thomas 
Holcomb,  Delaware,  November  17, 
1868) 

Married  (2)  December  28,  1858  Anne  Geddon 

Dornin     daughter     of     Commodore 

Thomas  L.  Dornin,  United  States  Navy 

Children  of  Joseph  Nicholson  and  Anne  (Dornin) 

Barney: 

1.  Nannie  Dornin 

Born  Norfolk,  Virginia 

2.  Esther  Nicholson 

Born  Greensboro',  North  Carolina 

3.  Joseph  Nicholson  Junior 

Born  Powhatan  County,  Virginia 

4.  Belle  Mclntosh 

Born  Powhatan  County,  Virginia 

5.  Caroline  Hindman 

Born  Powhatan  County,  Virginia 

6.  Helen  Winder 

Born  Powhatan  County,  Virginia 

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7.  Mary  Beale 

Born  Fredericksburg,  Virginia 
Married   John   G.   White,   November 
24,  1898. 

8.  Thomas  Dornin 

Born  Fredericksburg,  Virginia 
Died  June  24,  1876 

JOSEPH  NICHOLSON  BARNEY 

Capt.  Joseph  Nicholson  Barney,  son  of  John  and 
Elizabeth  (Hindman)  Barney,  was  born  in  Baltimore, 
Md.,  August  25,  1818.  Having  an  unusually  fine  mind, 
a  remarkably  good  memory  and  a  special  gift  for  math 
ematics  and  languages,  he  received  a  good  education; 
and  at  the  early  age  of  fourteen  years,  he  was  further 
advanced  than  many  who  were  years  older  than  himself. 
He  entered  the  United  States  Navy  in  1832,  and  re 
mained  until  the  breaking  out  of  the  Civil  War,  when  in 
June,  1861,  being  on  foreign  service  he  resigned  his 
commission  as  lieutenant  and  entered  the  Confederate 
Navy  with  the  same  rank.  During  the  twenty-nine 
years  in  which  he  served  in  the  United  States  Navy,  he 
gave  splendid  service — visiting  every  port  then  known, 
sailing  twice  around  the  globe,  and  proving  a  splendid 
and  able  officer.  In  the  Confederate  Navy,  the  same 
fine  qualities  were  brought  into  play,  and  he  was  pro 
moted  for  gallant  and  meritorious  conduct.  After 
engaging  in  many  hazardous  undertakings,  he  was 
ordered  to  Europe  to  see  to  the  fitting  out  of  vessels 
being  built  in  France  for  the  Confederacy.  But  in  1863, 
his  health  failing,  he  was  compelled  to  resign  his  com 
mission  and  returned  to  this  country.  After  the  close 
of  the  war,  he  returned  to  private  life  on  a  farm  in 
Powhatan  County,  Virginia,  and  in  December,  1873, 
removed  to  Fredericksburg,  Virginia,  where  he  engaged 
in  the  insurance  business  till  the  time  of  his  death,  1899. 

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VI.— WILLIAM  JOSHUA*  son  of  Joshua  and  Matilda 

(Aiken)  Barney 

Born  March  7,  1823,  Fort  Mackinac 

Married  in  Dubuque,  Iowa,  Georgianna  Floyd, 
daughter  of  William  Byers  Carroll  of  Louis 
ville,  Kentucky 

She  married  (second)  Morton  Redmond  of  New 
York  City.  He  died  1910 

Children  of  William  Joshua  and  Georgianna 
(Carroll)  Barney: 

I.     Joshua  Carroll,  only  son 

Born  November  9, 1 85 3 ,  Dubuque,  Iowa 
Married  January  22,  1883,  Erie,  Penn 
sylvania,  May  Florence,  daughter  of 
Judge  Frank  Howe  Kelly  of  Cleveland, 
Ohio 

Died  August  10,  1899,  Arden,  North 
Carolina 


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WILLIAM   JOSHUA   BARNEY 


MRS.  CHARLOTTE    (WARNER)    BARNEY 
(Airs.  William  Joshua  Barney) 


WILLIAM  JOSHUA   BARNEY,  JUNIOR 


The  youngest  male  descendant 

of 
COMMODORE  JOSHUA  BARNEY 


BARNEY,  William  Joshua  Barney,  New  York  City, 
only  son  of  Joshua  Carroll  Barney,  Baltimore,  and 
great-great-great-grandson  of  Commodore  Joshua 
Barney.  He  was  graduated  from  the  University  of  the 
South,  is  a  member  of  the  Maryland  Society  of  Cincin 
nati  and  of  the  National  Arts  Club  of  New  York,  junior 
member  of  the  American  Society  of  Civil  Engineers 
and  Deputy  Commissioner  of  the  New  York  Department 
of  Docks  and  Ferries. 

Married  July,  1910,  Charlotte  Lilian 
daughter  of  John  De  Witt  Warner, 
New  York  City.  Miss  Warner  was 
graduated  from  Vassar. 

Children: 

i.  William  Joshua,  Jr. 
Born  August  17,  1911 


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VI     ELIZABETH    HINDMAN   BARNEY 
THOMAS  HOLCOMB 


VI— ELIZABETH'    Hindman    daughter    of    Joseph6 
Nicholson  and  Eliza  (Rogers)  Barney 
Born- 
Married  Thomas  Holcomb  of  Delaware  Novem 
ber  17,  1868 

Children  of  Thomas   and    Elizabeth    (Barney) 
Holcomb : 

1.  Rebecca  Taylor 

2.  James  Rogers 

3.  Thomas  Junior 

4.  Franklin  Porteous 

Born  December  24,  1884. 
United  States  Navy.  Drowned  June  1 1, 
1 907,  at  the  same  time  with  several  other 
young  naval  officers  who  were  with 
their  ships  at  the  naval  display  con 
nected  with  the  Jamestown  Exposi 
tion.  The  tug  they  were  in  was  sunk 
in  some  unknown  manner  on  a  stormy 
night  while  returning  to  their  vessels. 


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VI    JOSEPH  NICHOLSON  BARNEY,  JR. 


VI— JOSEPH*  NICHOLSON  JUNIOR  son  of  Joseph 
Nicholson5  and  Anne  (Dornin)  Barney 
Bora  April  27,  1866 

Married  Julia  A.  Carter  daughter  of  Dr.  D.  D. 
Carter  of  Woodstock,  Virginia,  September 
i,  1898.  Has  one  daughter 

Josephine  Carter 

Born  August  18,  1905 


JOHN  PAUL  JONES  TABLET 

"The  only  home  in  America  of  John  Paul  Jones" 
was  marked  appropriately  November  25,  1911,  when  a 
bronze  tablet  was  unveiled  on  the  house  at  Fredericks- 
burg,  Va.,  where  the  famous  American  naval  hero  lived 
in  1775,  when  he  was  appointed  a  lieutenant  in  the 
Continental  navy.  The  tablet  was  erected  by  Betty 
Washington  Lewis  chapter  of  the  Daughters  of  the 
American  Revolution,  and  was  unveiled  by  little  Miss 
Josephine  Carter  Barney,  descendant  of  a  long  line  of 
naval  worthies. 


1 06 


THE  JOHN  PAUL  JONES  HOUSE 
Fredericksburg,  Virginia 


Fredericksburg,  Virginia 


With  simple  and  appropriate  ceremonies  the  tablet 
to  mark  the  home  of  John  Paul  Jones  was  unveiled 
November  25,  1911,  under  the  auspices  of  the  Betty 
Washington  Lewis  Chapter,  Daughters  of  the  American 
Revolution. 

The  tablet  was  unveiled  by  little  Miss  Josephine 
Carter  Barney,  daughter  of  Dr.  and  Mrs.  J.  N.  Barney, 
of  Fredericksburg,  Virginia.  Her  selection  for  this 
ceremony  was  peculiarly  suitable  to  the  occasion,  one  of 
her  great-uncles  having  served  on  the  Bon  Homme 
Richard  with  Commodore  John  Paul  Jones. 

She  is  a  descendant  of  a  long  line  of  distinguished 
naval  heroes,  whose  brilliant  services  to  the  U.  S.  Gov 
ernment  are  matters  of  historical  record. 

Her  grandfather  was  the  late  Capt.  J.  N.  Barney,  who 
served  in  the  United  States  and  Confederate  Navies, 
taking  part  while  on  the  Jamestown  in  the  famous 
Hampton  Roads  fight  between  the  Monitor  and  the 
Merrimac.  For  gallant  and  meritorious  conduct  he  was 
promoted  to  commander  by  the  Confederate  Congress, 
and  afterwards  sent  abroad  to  superintend  the  out 
fitting  of  vessels  being  built  for  the  Confederate  Navy 
in  France. 

Her  great-grandfather,  Commodore  Thomas  A. 
Dornin,  appointed  midshipman,  1815,  from  Maryland, 
gave  years  of  distinguished  service  in  the  navy  and  saw 
more  active  service  than  any  officer  of  his  day. 

Her  great-great-grandfather,  Commodore  Joshua 
Barney,  offered  his  services  to  the  colonies  and  received 
an  appointment  on  the  sloop  of  war  Hornet.  For  one 
of  his  gallant  exploits  the  Legislature  of  Pennsylvania 

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voted  him  a  sword.  Among  a  list  of  distinguished  com 
modores,  his  name  came  first  when  read  by  the  Governor 
of  Maryland  at  the  reinterment  services  for  John  Paul 
Jones  at  Annapolis. 

One  of  her  great-great  uncles,  Commodore  James 
Nicholson,  joined  the  American  forces  at  the  beginning 
of  the  Revolution  and  was  first  captain  of  the  defence, 
afterwards  in  command  of  the  Virginia,  1776,  and  the 
following  year  became  commander-in-chief  of  the  navy. 

Her  great-great  uncle,  Commodore  Samuel  Nicholson, 
born  in  Maryland  1743,  was  first  commander  of  the 
frigate  Constitution,  was  lieutenant  with  John  Paul 
Jones  on  the  Bon  Homme  Richard  at  the  time  of  her 
engagement  with  the  Serapis,  and  was  the  senior  officer 
of  the  United  States  Navy  at  his  death  in  1811. 

Another  great-uncle,  Charles  Edmundson  Thorburn, 
was  one  of  the  first  graduates  from  the  Naval  Academy 
at  Annapolis  and  served  as  midshipman  under  Com 
modore  Perry  during  the  Mexican  War. 

Later  dates  show  members  of  the  same  family  serving 
in  both  the  U.  S.  and  C.  S.  Navies. 

Her  first  cousin,  Franklin  Porteous  Holcomb,  gradu 
ated  from  Annapolis  in  the  first  class,  and  not  many 
months  afterwards  lost  his  life  in  that  terrible  accident 
in  Hampton  Roads,  June,  1907,  when  a  launch  contain 
ing  eleven  men,  sailors  and  officers,  was  sunk  in  some 
unknown  manner  and  all  on  board  were  drowned. 

Representing  a  family  which  has  attained  such  honor  in 
the  United  States  Naval  service,  Miss  Josephine  Carter 
Barney  was  selected  to  unveil  the  tablet  to  the  famous 
and  renowned  commander  of  the  first  American  navy. 

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JOSEPHINE   CARTER   BARNEY 


VI     BELLE  McINTOSH  BARNEY 
JOEL  WILLARD  ADAMS 


VI— BELLE6  McINTOSH  daughter  of  Joseph5  Nichol 
son  and  Anne  (Dornin)  Barney 
Born  Powhatan  County,  Virginia 
Married  Joel  Willard  Adams  November  3,  1892 

Children : 

1.  Nicholson  Barney 

Born  November  6,  1895 

2.  M.  Virginia 

Born  March  19,  1901 


no 


VI     MARY  BEALE  BARNEY 
JOHN  G.  WHITE 


VI — MARY6  Beale  daughter  of  Joseph5  Nicholson  and 
Anne  (Dornin)  Barney 
Born  Fredericksburg,  Virginia 
Married  John  G.  White  November  24,  i! 

Children: 

1.  Helen  Brockenbrough 

Born  October  17,  1900 

2.  Anne  Dornin 

Born  June  21,  1902 

3.  Elijah  Brockenbrough 


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VII    JAMES  ROGERS  HOLCOMB 


VII— JAMES7  ROGERS  son  of  Thomas6  and  Eliza 
beth  (Barney)  Holcomb 
Born  April  30,  1871 
Married  Josephine  de  Zeng  June  17,  1896 

Children : 

1.  Randolph  Peyton 

Born  March  24,  1897 
Died  September  24,  1897 

2.  James  Rogers  Junior 

Born  August  22,  1898 
Died  August  31,  1898 

3.  Henry  Lawrence 

Born  February  i,  1901 

4.  Elizabeth  Hindman 

Born  February  6,  1904 

5.  Helen  Olivia 

Born  June  13,  1905 
Died  July  16,  1907 

6.  Olivia  Murray )  •&         T  i      T/-          0 
ry,,  '[Born  July  16,  1908 

7.  Thomas  ) 


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ST.  PAUL'S  PARISH,  BALTIMORE  COUNTY 

MARYLAND,  REGISTER  OF 
BIRTHS,  MARRIAGES  AND  DEATHS 


The  following  records  are  taken  from  St.  Paul's 
Parish,  Baltimore  County  Register  of  Births,  Mar 
riages  and  Deaths,  Vols.  I  and  2: 

(Page  5)  Absalom  son  of  William  Barney  and 
Mary  Barney,  born  October  2,  1722. 

(Page  109)  Elizabeth  Barney  daughter  of  William 
Barney  and  Frances  Holland  his  wife,  born  April  27, 

1745- 

(Page  198)     Margaret  Barney  daughter  of  William 

Barney  and  Frances  Holland  his  wife  departed  this  life 
September  the  24th,  1748. 

(Page  27)  Ruth  daughter  of  William  Barney  and 
Mary  his  wife,  born  January  28,  1732. 

(Page  46)  William  son  of  William  Barney  and  Eliz 
abeth  his  wife,  born  the  2oth  March  1718. 

(Page  31  of  Memoirs  of  the  Dead  and  Tomb's  Re 
membrancer)  "To  the  memory  of  Elizabeth  Barney, 
the  wrife  of  John  Barney,  who  departed  this  life  Jan 
uary  15,  Anno  Domini  1784,  in  the  3Oth  year  of  her  age. 
E.—  (E.  means  Episcopal  burying  ground). 

(Page  22)  Mary  daughter  of  William  Barney  and 
Mary  his  wife  born  May  the  23d,  1726. 

(Page  42)  William  son  of  William  Barney  and  Mary 
his  wife  born  the  6th  March  1734-5. 


Volume  2  of  the  same  Register: 

(Page  617)  Buried  -  -  Barney  October  31,  1831 
aged  15  years. 

(Page  474)  Ann  of  William  Barney  and  Mary  born 
-  baptized  June  9,  1812  and  buried  on  June  1 1,  1812. 

(Page  564)  Caroline  of  Louis  and  Anna  S.  Barney 
born  July  2d,  1820. 

(Page  562)  Caroline  Williams  of  William  Barney 
and  Mary  Barney  born  July  23d,  1818. 

(Page  345)  Baptized  Maria  Frances  of  John  Hol 
land  and  Charity  Barney  born  November  28,  1797. 

(Page  633)  Buried  July  28,  1819,  Chase  Barney 
aged  10  years  old. 

(Page  593)  Clara  Louise  of  William  and  Mary 
Barney  born  December  25,  1827. 

(Page  632)  Eliza  Barney  buried  January  18,  1819, 
2  years  9  months. 

(Page  476)  Elizabeth  Rollins  of  Louis  and  Anna 
Barney  six  days  old  baptized  October  9,  1812. 

(Page  593)  Elizabeth  Young  of  Joshua  and  Ma 
tilda  Barney  born  June  10,  1827. 

(Page  551)  Frances  born  of  Louis  and  Anna  Barney 
born  November  24,  1817. 

(Page  622)  Francis  Barney  buried  March  n,  1835 
aged  17  years. 

(Page  353)  December  7,  1797  married  Henry  Hay- 
ward  and  Harriot  Barney. 

(Page  583)  Isabelle  Aiken,  of  Joshua  and  Matilda 
Barney  born  March  21,  1825. 

(Page  408)  October  17,  1801  buried  Joshua  son  of 
William  Barney. 

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(Page  575)  William  Joshua  of  Joshua  and  Matilda 
Barney  born  March  7,  1823. 

(Page  598)  Rebecca  Ridgely  of  Joshua  and  Ma 
tilda  Barney  born  June  28,  1829. 

(Page  503)  Louis  Barney  and  Anne  Van  Wyck 
married  December  21,  1811. 

(Page  486)  Rawlins  Barney  of  Louis  and  Ann 
Barney  born  January  2,  1816. 

(Page  614)  May  14,  1833  William  H.  Rogers  to 
Mary  Chase  Barney. 

(Page  598)  Rebecca  Ridgely  of  William  and  Re 
becca  Barney  born  July  8,  1801. 

(Page  371)  William  Barney  and  Rebecca  Ridgely 
married  May  2,  1799. 

(Page  73)  St.  Thomas  Parish  Baltimore  County 
Maryland.  Moses  Barney  and  Sarah  Bond  was  mar 
ried  the  5th,  April,  1758. 

(Page  217)  Benjamin  Barney  and  Delilah  Bozley 
were  married  April  23,  1758.  (This  is  taken  from  St. 
John's  Parish,  Joppa,  Harford  Co.,  Maryland.) 

(Page  262)  Of  the  same  Register.  Hugh  Brown 
and  Ruth  Barney  married  August  15,  1771. 


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SAINT  THOMAS  PARISH  RECORDS, 
BALTIMORE 


Thomas  Barney  son  of  Moses  and  Sarah,  born 
July  19,  1759. 

Benjamin  Barney  son  of  Moses  and  Sarah,  born 
January  17,  1761. 

Anne  (Barney)  daughter  of  Moses  and  Sarah  born 
December  9,  1762. 

Moses  Barney  and  Sarah  Bond  married  April  5,  1758. 
Absolem  Gill  1  Children  of  Mary  Barney  baptized 
John  Gill  by  Mr.  Oliver  February  19,  1795. 

William  Gill 


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FIRST    PRESBYTERIAN    CHURCH    RECORDS, 
BALTIMORE 


William  son  of  Joshua  and  Anne  Barney 

born  December  7— 
Louis  son  of  Joshua  and  Anne  Barney 

born  January  12,  1783 
John  son  of  Joshua  and  Anne  Barney 


Baptized 


in 


Philadelphia. 


born  January  18,  1785 
Caroline  daughter  of  Joshua  and  Anne  Barney  born 

January  21,  1787. 
Henry  son  of  Joshua  and  Anne  Barney  born  April  25, 

1790. 
James  Angell  and  Mary  Barney  married  December  25, 

1788. 

John  Barney  buried  January  28,  1857. 
Miss  Esther  Barney  buried— 
Mrs.  John  Barney  buried  January  17,  1849. 


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From  the  Baltimore  American: 

October  20,  1789.  Monsieur  Francis  Belloc,  Planter, 
of  Hispaniola  and  Polly  Barney  of  Baltimore,  mar 
ried  October  18,  1789. 

November  14,  1820.  Barney  Merkle,  a  painter,  a 
mason  and  veteran  of  the  Revolution  was  a  gunner 
on  board  of  the  "  Hyder-Ally "  and  who  was  at  the 
capture  of  the  "General  Monk"  by  Commodore  Barney, 
died  in  Harrisburg,  Pennsylvania,  November  n,  in 
his  65th  year. 

January  16,  1832.  Dr.  Michael  Diffendorffer  and 
Mary  Barney  Williams,  grand-daughter  of  John  H. 
Barney,  married  January  14. 

May  24,  1817.  Thomas  Bell  of  Virginia  and  Matilda 
Barney  of  Baltimore,  married  May  22. 

May  5,  1831.  A.  Barney  of  Frederick  County  and 
Sophia  Ann  Rigby  daughter  of  Alexander  Rigby, 
married  May  3. 

July  28,  1835.  Sylvester  Barney  and  Mary  Ann  Say, 
both  of  Baltimore,  married  July  24. 

March  19,  1840.  Mrs.  Mary  Ann  Barney  wife  of 
Charles  R.  Barney  of  Baltimore  died  at  residence  of 
her  father  Robert  Gwathmey  in  Richmond  March  16. 
She  was  born  June  20,  1814  in  Liverpool,  England, 
where  her  father,  though  a  Virginian,  resided  for  a 
few  years.  Richmond  was  the  native  city  of  her 
mother,  Mrs.  Margaret  Gwathmey. 


120 


May  29,  1839.  Charles  R.  Barney  of  Baltimore  and 
Mary  Ann  Gwathmey  daughter  of  Robert  Gwathmey 
of  Richmond,  Virginia,  married  there  May  22  by 
Bishop  Moore. 

July  28,  1840.  Mary  Ann,  daughter  of  Charles  R. 
Barney  died  at  residence  of  her  grandfather,  Robert 
Gwathmey,  in  Richmond,  July  23,  age  four  months 
and  six  days. 


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COMMODORE  JOSHUA  BARNEY 
James  Wood 
Engraver 
1798-1807 


A  Few  Facts  in  Connection  with  the 
"BIOGRAPHICAL   MEMOIR 

OF 

COMMODORE  JOSHUA    BARNEY " 
1759-1818 


A  Few  Facts  in  Connection  with  the 

"BIOGRAPHICAL  MEMOIR  OF  COMMODORE 

JOSHUA  BARNEY" 

1759-1818. 


A  work  written  in  1832  by  Mrs.  Mary  Barney, 
daughter-in-law  of  Commodore  Joshua  Barney,  begins 
with  statements  relating  to  the  ancestors  of  Commodore 
Barney  and  which  have  remained  as  records  of  history 
and  facts  for  seventy-five  years  and  more. 


The  parentage  of  Abraham  Lincoln  remained  obscure 
for  years  till  strenuous  research  brought  to  light  the 
fact  that  his  ancestry  was  of  New  England  instead  of 
the  South,  and  the  little  town  of  Hingham,  Massa 
chusetts,  is  now  known  as  the  home  of  the  first  Lincoln 
family. 


Commodore  Joshua  Barney — United  States  Navy 
1776-1812 — was  illustrious  and  his  ancestry  should  be 
known. 


124 


Mrs.  Barney  in  her  book  states: 

"William  Barney,  the  grandfather,  was  sent  from 
England  by  an  uncle,  at  the  early  age  of  fourteen  years, 
to  the  British  Colonies  of  North  America.  Of  his 
parents  nothing  certain  is  known;  but  it  is  presumed, 
from  the  circumstances  of  his  being  then  under  the 
control  of  an  uncle,  that  they  were  both  dead  at  the 
period  of  his  leaving  England:  and,  from  the  fact  that 
he  came  recommended,  by  that  uncle,  to  some  of  the 
most,  respectable  inhabitants  of  the  province  of  Mary 
land,  it  may  be  further  inferred,  that  the  family  was 
of  some  consideration  in  the  mother  country.  It  is 
certain  that  he  came  to  the  New  World  much  against 
his  will.  This  event  took  place  about  1695;  and  as,  at 
that  period,  it  seldom  occurred  that  more  than  one 
ship  from  the  mother  country  visited  the  colony  during 
the  year,  the  youthful  adventurer  had  time  to  recon 
cile  himself  to  the  destiny  forced  upon  him.  By  a 
course  of  industry  and  good  conduct,  he  soon  attained 
that  degree  of  independence  and  general  consideration 
in  the  community,  which  enabled  him  to  form  a  re 
spectable  and  advantageous  connexion  by  marriage. 
The  fruit  of  this  marriage  was  one  son,  upon  whom  he 
bestowed  his  own  name  of  William. 

This  son,  of  whose  early  life  no  legend  or  tradition 
has  descended  to  us,  formed  a  matrimonial  alliance 
with  an  heiress  of  large  property,  by  the  name  of 
Frances  Holland  Watts.  From  their  union  there  sprung 
no  less  than  fourteen  children. 

125 


At  the  time  of  his  marriage,  and  for  several  years 
afterwards,  William  Barney  resided  in  the  town  of 
Baltimore,  in  that  part  of  the  County  of  Baltimore 
known  by  the  name  of  Patapsco  Neck.  Here  Mr. 
Barney  continued  to  reside,  happy  in  the  enjoyment 
of  all  the  blessings  of  domestic  life,  until  the  year  1772, 
when  he  had  not  attained  his  fifty-third  year. 

!759  Joshua  Barney  was  one  of  the  fourteen  chil 
dren  of  William  and  Frances  Holland  Barney.  He  was 
born  on  the  6th  day  of  July,  1759,  a  year  or  two  before 
the  family  was  removed  to  Bare  Creek — so  that  the 
city  of  Baltimore,  which  became  afterwards  his  chosen 
residence,  was  also  the  place  of  his  nativity." 


126 


After  much  research  and  expense  the  following  facts 
have  been  found: 

A  RECORD  OF  A  BOND 

William  Barney 

and 
Henry  Sater 

to 

Morgan  Murray 
i^t/i  of  January,  1707 

This  is  the  first  record  found  of  William  Barney  and 
he  is  undoubtedly  the  first  William  Barney  in  the  line 
of  ancestors  of  Commodore  Joshua  Barney;  but  from 
what  place  he  came  is  yet  to  be  established. 

Second,  there  is  a  deed  or  patent  from  the  Lieuten 
ant  General  and  Chief  Governor  of  the  Province  of 
Maryland,  dated  June  10,  1734,  conveying  to  one  Wil 
liam  Barney,  Baltimore,  one  hundred  and  fifty  acres 
of  land. 

Third.  Under  date  of  March  19,  1746,  there  was 
probated  the  last  will  and  testament  of  William  Barney. 
The  will  mentions  the  following  persons: 

1.  Eldest  son  William 

2.  Eldest  daughter  Martha 

3.  Son  Absalom  by  my  wife  Mary 

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4.  Son  Benjamin  by  my  wife  Mary 

5.  Second  son  William  by  my  wife  Mary 

6.  Son  Moses  by  my  wife  Mary 

7.  Daughter  Mary  by  my  wife  Mary 

8.  Daughter  Ruth  by  my  wife  Mary 

The  birth  record  of  William,  the  eldest  son,  is  as 
follows : 

William,  born  March  20,  1718,  son  of  William  and 
Elizabeth  Barney. 

The  last  six  are  given  in  the  will  as  "by  my  wife 
Mary." 

The  birth  record  of  William2  and  the  mention  of  wife 
Mary  by  William1  in  his  will,  would  seem  to  establish 
beyond  a  doubt  that  this  William1  1695  had  (first) 
Elizabeth,  (second)  Mary. 

As  this  will  mentions  eight  children,  and  Mary 
Barney  in  the  "Biographical  Memoir  of  Commodore 
Joshua  Barney"  mentions  only  one  son  (William),  she 
would  seem  to  be  in  error. 

It  is  hardly  necessary  to  state  that  the  father  of  Wil 
liam  Barney  who  married  Frances  Holland  Watts, 
naturally  could  have  been  none  other  than  the  first 
William  Barney,  1695,  referred  to  by  Mrs.  Mary  Barney 
in  her  "Biographical  Memoir  of  Commodore  Joshua 
Barney." 

NOTE. — Since  this  article  was  written  and  which 
appeared  in  a  pamphlet  issued  in  1910,  there  has  been 
found  a  deed  which  conveyed  land  as  a  gift  by  Mary 
Stevenson  to  her  daughter  Elizabeth,  wife  of  William 
Barney.  See  copy  of  deed  page  23. 

128 


From  the  original  by  Chappel 
Johnson,  Fry  &  Co. 
New  York,  1862. 


In  this  same  "Biographical  Memoir  of  Commodore 
Joshua  Barney"  it  is  stated  that  he  is  one  of  a  family 
of  fourteen  children.  At  the  present  time  it  has  been 
impossible  to  find  a  record  of  more  than  seven,  and  the 
record  is: 

Children  of  William  and  Frances  Holland  (Watts) 
Barney: 

1.  Elizabeth 

Born  April  27,  1745 

2.  Margarett 

Born  June  2,  1747 

Died  September  24,  1748 

3-  Peggy 

Born  August  21,  1749 

4.  John  Holland 

Born  July  24,  1752 

5.  William  Stevenson 

Born  December  28,  1754 

6.  Mary 

Born  August  20,   1757 

7.  Joshua 

Born  July  6,  1759 
Died  December  I,  1818 

The  burial  place  of  Commodore  Joshua  Barney  now 
(1912)  is  in  the  Allegheny  Cemetery,  Pittsburgh,  Penn 
sylvania,  in  a  beautiful  plot  of  ground  set  apart  for 
naval  heroes  and  named  "Mount  Barney." 

129 


Mrs.  Barney  must  be  in  error  in  the  statement,  "It 
seldom  occurred  that  more  than  one  ship  from  the 
mother  country  visited  the  colony  during  the  year," 
as  at  that  time  the  mother  country  was  fully  realizing 
the  value  of  her  colonial  possessions  in  America,  and 
like  other  nations,  she  was  seeking  to  extend  those 
possessions,  and  ships  to  America  were  frequent. 

NOTE. — The  book  "A  Biographical  Memoir  of  the 
late  Commodore  Joshua  Barney  from  Autographical 
Notes  and  Journals,"  edited  by  Mary  Barney,  8  vo. 
328  pages,  has  become  rare.  The  edition  was  limited 
and  was  published  in  Boston  by  Gray  and  Bowen  in 
1832. 

Doubts  are  entertained  whether  William  Barney  the 
first,   1695,  mentioned   by   Alary   Barney,   came  from 
England.    The  Barneys  settled  early  in  New  England— 
1634 — and  took  up  the  sea  life,  and  during  this  period— 
from  1634  to  1695,  it  is  only  fair  to  suppose  that  one 
William  Barney  from  some  New  England  family,  may 
have  drifted  away  to  Baltimore  and  become  the  pro 
genitor  of  the  Baltimore  families.    This  fact,  however, 
has  not  been  established.     Neither  has  Mary  Barney 
given  us  the  record  of  the  ancestors  of  William,  1695. 


130 


Commodore  Joshua  Barney 

during  an 
Interesting  Period  of  Our  Country 


COMMODORE  JOSHUA  BARNEY 

DURING  AN 
INTERESTING  PERIOD  OF  OUR  COUNTRY 


In  October  1775  the  whole  country  was  in  a  state  of 
political  excitement — the  ferment  was  universal,  and 
though  perhaps  but  few  individuals  of  the  great  mass 
that  was  then  in  motion  had  the  remotest  idea  of  a 
total  disruption  of  the  ties  that  connected  them  with 
the  mother  country,  yet  all  were  ready  to  fly  to  the 
resort  of  arms  in  defence  of  their  colonial  rights,  upon 
which  the  Government  of  Great  Britain  had  been 
gradually  making  encroachments,  until  her  system  had 
become  insupportable,  tyrannical,  and  oppressive. 
In  the  state  of  things  that  then  existed  it  was  natural 
that  commercial  enterprise  should  be  in  a  great  measure 
suspended.  The  mouth  of  the  Chesapeake  was  watched 
by  British  ships  of  war,  and  the  merchants  of  Balti 
more,  doubtful  whether  their  most  peaceful  and  legiti 
mate  intentions  of  trade  would  be  respected,  for  the 
most  part  laid  up  their  vessels.  A  Bermudian  sloop 
about  this  time  was  purchased,  armed  with  ten  guns, 
and  called  the  Hornet  under  the  command  of  Capt.  Wil 
liam  Stone,  with  Joshua  Barney  as  second  officer  or 
master's  mate.  A  crew  had  not  yet  been  shipped,  and 
the  duty  of  recruiting  one  was  assigned  to  Joshua 
Barney.  Fortunately  for  his  purpose,  just  at  this 

132 


a 

<U     O 


-a 

C 


OC 
C    ^  i-    C 


moment  a  new  American  flag,  sent  by  Commodore 
Hopkins  for  the  service  of  the  Hornet,  arrived  from 
Philadelphia.  Nothing  could  have  been  more  oppor 
tune  or  acceptable.  It  was  the  first  "Star  Spangled 
Banner"  that  had  been  seen  in  the  State  of  Maryland; 
and  next  morning  at  sunrise  Barney  had  the  enviable 
honor  of  unfurling  it  to  the  music  of  drums  and  fifes, 
and  hoisting  it  upon  a  staff,  planted  with  his  own  hands 
at  the  door  of  his  rendezvous.  The  heart-stirring 
sounds  of  the  martial  instruments,  then  a  novel  in 
cident  in  Baltimore,  and  the  still  more  novel  sight  of 
the  "rebel"  colors  gracefully  waving  in  the  breeze, 
attracted  crowds  of  all  ranks  and  eyes  to  the  gay  scene 
of  the  rendezvous,  and  before  the  setting  of  the  same 
day's  sun,  the  young  recruiting  officer  had  enlisted  a 
full  crew  of  jolly  "rebels"  for  the  Hornet. 


BETSEY  ROSS 

A  quiet  house,  a  quiet  street, 

A  needle  and  a  thread, 
A  scissors  and  a  square  of  blue, 

Some  strips  of  white  and  red. 
And  slender  hands  that  deftly  stitched 

The  shining  stars  across — 
'Twas  thus  the  flag  of  Liberty 

Was  made  by  Betsey  Ross. 

Though  Father  Time  has  worn  to  rags 

The  ermine  robes  of  kings, 
And  let  the  guns  of  war  to  rust 

Among  forgotten  things; 
Though  crowns  and  sceptres  at  his  touch 

Have  turned  to  dust  and  dross, 
Yet  not  a  broken  stitch  has  marred 

The  work  of  Betsey  Ross. 


133 


In  stately  hall  and  lowly  home 

This  day  its  colors  wave, 
The  shelter  of  the  world's  oppressed, 

The  beacon  of  the  brave. 
Let  glory  on  the  nation's  shield 

Among  the  stars  emboss 
The  thread,  the  needle  and  the  name 

And  fame  of  Betsey  Ross. 


In  1776,  Lieutenant  Joshua  Barney  sailed  for  the 
West  Indies  from  Philadelphia  in  the  Andrea  Doria,  a 
fine  brig  of  14  guns,  under  the  command  of  Captain 
Robinson.  On  their  arrival  at  St.  Eustatia,  they  fired 
a  salute  to  the  fort,  which  the  Governor,  with  more 
complaisance  than  prudence,  returned — forgetting  that 
he  thus  took  upon  himself  to  acknowledge  the  indepen 
dence  of  their  flag  before  their  High  Mightinesses  at 
the  Hague  had  decided,  whether  to  listen  to  the  remon 
strances  of  Sir  Joseph  Yorke  or  to  the  solicitations  of 
Dr.  Franklin.  For  this  premature  instance  of  courtesy, 
the  Governor  was  afterwards  displaced,  on  the  com 
plaint  of  the  English  government;  the  fact,  neverthe 
less,  that  he  did  return  the  salute  of  the  Andrea  Doria, 
contradicts  the  generally  received  impression  that 
Captain  Paul  Jones  was  the  first  American  officer,  to 
whom  such  an  honor  had  been  paid  by  a  foreign  power. 
It  was  not  until  February,  1778,  that  Jones's  salute 
was  returned  by  the  French  Admiral  at  Brest. 

On  the  3  ist  of  March,  1778,  the  Virginia  frigate,  the 
first  built  in  Baltimore,  made  an  attempt  to  get  to  sea 
in  the  night,  in  which  she  would  certainly  have  suc 
ceeded,  in  spite  of  the  vigilance  of  the  enemy's  squad 
ron,  but  that  the  pilot  ran  her  on  the  middle  ground, 

134 


Knee-buckles  and  Masonic  Apron  of  Commodore  Joshua  Barney. 

The  pitcher  was  in  possession  of  the  family  for  many  years. 
Courtesy  of  Mrs.  Mary  Bonnycastle  Yoe 
Louisville,  Ky. 


between  the  Capes;  and  on  the  first  of  April  she  was 
taken  possession  of  by  His  Majesty's  frigate  the  Emer 
ald,  Captain  Caldwell.  Captain  Nicholson,  the  com 
mander,  escaped  in  the  ship's  barge;  but  Lieut.  Joshua 
Barney,  with  his  brother  William  Stevenson  Barney, 
who  was  an  officer  of  the  marines,  and  the  rest  of  the 
crew  fell  into  the  hands  of  the  enemy. 

In  1782,  Delaware  bay  and  river  were  infested  with 
numerous  "refugee  barges  and  privateers,"  which  were 
committing  the  most  extensive  depredations,  not  only 
upon  the  commerce  of  Philadelphia,  but  upon  the 
peaceable  inhabitants  along  the  shores  of  every  acces 
sible  stream  that  emptied  into  these  waters.  In  order  to 
drive  off  these  plunderers — who  were  protected  by  the 
presence  of  several  of  His  Majesty's  ships — and  to 
offer  that  assistance  to  their  distressed  citizens  which 
it  was  not  in  the  power  of  the  general  government  to 
afford,  the  State  of  Pennsylvania  had  determined  to 
fit  out,  at  its  own  expense,  a  number  of  armed  vessels, 
the  operations  of  which  were  to  be  confined  within  the 
great  thoroughfare  to  their  capital.  At  this  time 
Lieutenant  Joshua  Barney  arrived  at  Philadelphia, 
and  was  honored  with  the  command  of  one  of  the  ves 
sels  to  be  equipped — a  small  ship,  mounting  sixteen 
six-pounders,  and  carrying  one  hundred  and  ten  men, 
called  the  Ryder-Ally.  On  the  8th  of  April,  he  received 
instructions  to  convoy  a  fleet  of  merchantmen  to  the 
Capes,  but  on  no  account  proceed  to  sea.  The  convoy 
dropped  down  to  Cape  May  road;  and  while  lying 
there,  waiting  for  a  fair  wind  to  take  him  to  sea,  two 
ships  and  a  brig  were  discovered  standing  for  them. 


Captain  Joshua  Barney,  perceiving  them  to  be  a  par 
of  the  enemy's  force,  made  the  signals  to  this  convo 
to  get  under  way  immediately  and  return  up  the  bay- 
orders  they  were  not  slow  to  obey, — covered  in  thei 
retreat  by  the  Hyder-Ally.  An  action  speedily  ensue< 
between  the  Hyder-Ally  and  one  of  the  vessels,  whic 
proved  to  be  the  sloop-of-war  General  Monk,  unde 
the  command  of  Captain  Rogers,  of  the  Royal  Navy— 
nearly  double  his  own  force  of  metal,  and  nearly  one 
fourth  superior  in  number  of  men!  In  attempting  t 
luff  athwart  the  hawse  of  the  enemy,  the  Hyder-All 
ran  foul,  and  in  that  position,  within  pistol  shot,  th 
two  vessels  fought  desperately  for  half  an  hour,  whei 
the  Monk  struck  her  colors.  Cooper,  in  his  Nava 
History,  says:  "This  action  has  been  justly  deeme< 
one  of  the  most  brilliant  that  ever  occurred  unde 
the  American  Flag.  It  was  fought  in  the  presenc 
of  a  vastly  superior  force  that  was  not  engaged,  an< 
the  ship  taken  was  in  every  essential  respect  superio 
to  her  conqueror."  The  General  Monk  was  formerly 
the  American  ship  General  Washington,  captured  b] 
Admiral  Arbuthnot,  and  placed  in  the  king's  servici 
under  a  new  name.  Both  vessels  arrived  at  Philadel 
phia  a  few  hours  after  the  action,  bearing  their  respec 
tive  dead.  The  General  Monk  lost  twenty  men  killec 
and  had  thirty-three  wounded.  Among  the  forme 
were  the  first  lieutenant,  purser,  surgeon,  boatswaii 
and  gunner;  among  the  latter  were  Captain  Roger 
himself,  and  every  officer  on  board,  except  one  mid 
shipman!  The  Hyder-Ally  had  four  men  killed  anc 
eleven  wounded.  The  old  name  General  Washington 

136 


Action  between  "  The  Hyder-Ally"  and  tlie  "  General  Monk''1  April  8,  1782. 

From  the  original  painting  in  the  United  Slates  Navr.l  Academy,  Annapolis,  Marylan,? 

Pli  oiographed 

for  this  work  by 

special  perm  is  s  ion . 


-covered  in  their 

An  action  speedily  ensued 

•lie  of  the  vessels,  which 

tr  General  Monk,  under 

»uin  R'.>v<;rs,  of  the  Royal  Navy— 

wu  force  oi  metal,  and  nearly  one- 

number  of  meai     In  ting  to 

ause  of  tb-"   -  - 


. 

<  rior 
k  w»t  formerly 


-^v«  virtd      Thf  CV»/f^  <«<rn  killed 

former 

wcrtr  the  first  boatswain 

and  gunner;    amo^  *H-  Utter  ^x  Captain   Rogers 
himself,  and  ever;  of.   yt^rJ,  except  one  mid 

shipman!      The  HydtrJ&  ^r  men  killed  and 

eleven  wounded,     Thr    a  General  Washington 


•»    .; 


was  restored  to  the  prize,  and  Barney  made  a  cruise  in 
her  on  a  secret  mission  to  the  West  Indies. 

The  Legislature  of  Pennsylvania  passed  a  vote  of 
thanks  to  Captain  Barney,  and  ordered  a  gold-hiked 
sword  to  be  prepared,  which  was  afterwards  presented 
to  him,  in  the  name  of  the  state,  by  Governor  Dickin 
son.  It  was  a  small  sword  with  mountings  of  chased 
gold — the  guard  of  which,  on  the  one  side  had  a  repre 
sentation  of  the  Hyder-Ally,  and  on  the  other  the 
General  Monk,  the  sails  of  each  ship  set  as  in  the  action— 
the  latter  ship  in  the  action  of  striking  her  flag.  Their 
hulls,  sails,  masts,  spars  and  rigging,  were  all  beautifully 
delineated  by  the  artist,  in  open  work,  resembling  the 
ivory  fans  of  the  Chinese. 

We  deem  it  proper  to  add,  as  a  part  of  the  history 
of  this  brilliant  affair,  that  a  painting  representing  the 
action  between  the  Ryder-Ally  and  the  General  Monk, 
was  executed  in  1802  by  L.  P.  Crepin  in  Paris  by  order 
of  Commodore  Barney,  while  in  the  service  of  the 
French  Republic,  and  presented  by  him  on  his  return 
to  the  United  States,  to  Robert  Smith,  Esquire,  then 
secretary  of  the  navy.  This  action  took  place  at  the 
entrance  of  the  Delaware  Bay,  April  8th,  1782.  The 
painting  is  now  in  the  United  States  Naval  Academy, 
Annapolis,  Maryland,  and  is  reproduced  in  this  volume. 


Ballads  were  made  upon  the  brilliant  victory  of  the 
Ilyder-Ally  over  the  General  Monk,  and  sung  through 
the  streets  of  Philadelphia,  and  the  name  of  the  gallant 


Barney  was  in  every  mouth,  "familiar  as  household 
words." 

As  many  have  never  had  an  opportunity  of  seeing 
how  such  things  were  managed  in  "days  of  old,"  we 
copy  from  an  old  volume  of  "Freneau's  Poems"  pub 
lished  in  1786,  the  following  songs,  composed  for  the 
occasion  by  our  revolutionary  Poet  Laureate. 


THE  SAILOR'S  INVITATION 

Come  all  ye  lads  that  know  no  fear, 
To  wealth  and  honor  we  will  steer 
In  the  Hyder-Ally  Privateer, 

Commanded  by  bold  Barney. 

She's  new  and  true  and  tight  and  sound, 
Well  rigged  aloft  and  all  well  found — 
Come  and  be  with  laurel  crown'd — 
Away  and  leave  your  lasses! 

Accept  our  terms  without  delay, 

And  make  your  fortunes  while  you  may — 

Such  offers  are  not  every  day 

In  the  power  of  the  jolly  sailor. 

Success  and  fame  attend  the  brave, 
But  death  the  coward  and  the  slave — 
Who  fears  to  plough  the  Atlantic  wave 
To  seek  out  bold  invaders! 

Come  then  and  take  a  cruising  bout — 
Our  ship  sails  well,  there  is  no  doubt; 
She  has  been  tried  both  in  and  out, 
And  answers  expectations. 

Let  no  proud  foes  that  Britain  bore 
Distress  our  trade,  insult  our  shore — 
Teach  them  to  know  their  reign  is  o'er, 
Bold   Philadelphia  sailors! 


138 


We'll  teach  them  not  to  sail  so  near, 
Or  venture  on  the  Delaware, 
When  we  in  warlike  trim  appear, 
And  cruise  about  Henlopen. 

Who  cannot  wounds  and  battle  dare, 
Shall  never  clasp  the  blooming  fair; 
The  brave  alone  their  charms  shall  share, 
The  brave,  and  their  protectors! 

With  hand  and  heart  united  all 
Prepared  to  conquer  or  to  fall, 
Attend,  my  lads!  to  honor's  call — 
Embark  on  our  Hyder-Ally! 

From  an  Eastern  Prince  she  takes  her  name, 
Who,  smit  with  freedom's  sacred  flame, 
Usurping  Britons  brought  to  shame, 
His  country's  wrongs  avenging. 

See  on  her  stern  the  brilliant  stars — 
Inured  to  blood,  inured  to  wars, 
Come  enter  quick,  my  jolly  tars, 

To  scourge  these  haughty  Britons! 

Though  stormy  oceans  round  us  roll, 
We'll  keep  a  firm  undaunted  soul, 
Befriended  by  the  cheering  bowl, 
Sworn  foes  to  melancholy! 

While  timorous  landsmen  lurk  on  shore, 
'Tis  ours  to  go  where  cannons  roar — 
On  a  coasting  cruise  we'll  go  once  more, 
Despisers  of  all  danger. — 

And  fortune  still,  that  crowns  the  brave 
Shall  guard  us  o'er  the  gloomy  wave — 
A  fearful  heart  betrays  a  knave! 
Success  to  the  Hyder-Ally. 

The  text  of  the  following  was  written  a  few  days 
after  the  battle,  and  is  entitled  a  "Song  on  Captain 

139 


Barney's  Victory  over  the  Ship  General  Monk."     In 
all  there  are  twelve  verses;   we  copy  one  verse  only: 

O'er  the  waste  of  waters  cruising, 

Long  the  General  Monk  had  reign'd, 
All  subduing,  all  reducing — 

None  her  lawless  rage  restrain'd! 
Many  a  brave  and  hearty  fellow, 

Yielding  to  this  warlike  woe, 
When  her  guns  began  to  bellow, 

Struck  his  humbled  colors  low! 

It  is  to  be  regretted  that  the  music  to  which  these 
ballads  were  sung  cannot  be  indicated. 

NOTE. — In  "The  Naval  Monument,"  a  book  pub 
lished  in  1815  at  Concord,  Massachusetts,  U.  S.  A.,  by 
A.  Bowen,  an  account  appears  of  the  reception  given 
in  France  to  Lieutenant  Joshua  Barney,  the  hero  of 
some  dashing  naval  exploits  during  the  Revolutionary 
War  and  who  was  sent  by  our  Government  to  Paris 
with  despatches  to  Franklin.  Mr.  Bowen's  book  states 
that  a  certain  musical  "skit,"  called  "Barney,  leave 
the  girls  alone,"  owed  its  origin  to  the  kiss  publicly 
bestowed  on  the  American  officer  by  the  beautiful 
Marie  Antoinette,  and  was  composed  by  Count  O'L.  of 
the  Irish  Brigade,  who  was  present  at  court  when  the 
royal  familiarity  took  place;  and  he  stated  that  the 
maids  of  honor  were  all  so  eager  to  follow  the  gracious 
example  set  by  the  lovely  queen  that  Mr.  Barney  be 
came  an  object  of  envy  and  dislike  to  the  entire  beau 
monde. 

Through  the  courtesy  of  Mr.  James  Croggon,  of 
Washington,  D.  C.,  it  is  possible  to  supply  a  partial 

140 


are  hefH  a>a  hjmly  bound  to   {? //'./t*  *<^  ,_^&: SS*r<rs     —    Efq, 

Treafurer  of  the  United  States  of  America  in  Congre&'fllrembled,  in  the  penalty 
of  Twenty  Thoufand  Spanish,  milled  Dolkr&'or.vether  money  equivalent  thereto,. 

to  be  paid  to  the  faid    C- -jt's/f/rrS   <jsy>t^'<Z4fcp4i.s      Treafulxil-,   as 

aforeftid,  or  to  his  fucceflbrs  in  that  office.  ^.^Po  which  payment  well  and  truly 
to  be  made  and  done,  We  bind  ourfeh-cs,  our  Heirs,  Executors  and  Admirnftrat- 
ors,  jointly^ndlpvejally,  firmly  by  thele^efciu*.  Sealed  with  our  feals,  and 
dated.  the/*«»^y^wp*t^8r  'Jay  of  £2-'J?Xr^^ 

S/c  £  •         s*'       -     -    — 

year  of  the  Independence  of  the  United  States  of 


-n  the 

and  in  the 


four  Lord 

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of  thi&  Obligation  is  fuch,    that  whereas  the  above 
f  the  faid    &%%%.'       —called  «* 


TH  E     Conclil 
bounden 

Malter  and  Comr 
belonging  to 
mounting  iv^-X^"  carriage  guns,  and  navigated  by  --  ^ 

p>^ —  men,  who  hath  applied  for  and  received  a  commiflion,  bearing^iate  witri 

thefe  prcfents,  licencing  and  authorizing  him  to  fit  out  and  fct  forth^fee  laid    ;£/^/*  - 
-    in  a  warlike  manner,  and  by  and  with  the  faid  //Sv/f       & 


nnd  the  Officers  and  Crew  thereof,  by  force  of  arms  to  attack ,'fubaue,  feize  and  take  all 
fhip?,  vcfiels  and  goods.,  belonging  to  the  King  or  Crown  of  Great-Britain,  or  to  his  fub- 
jedts  or  others  inharuti+ij;  within  any  of  the  territories  or  polTetjlons  of  the  aforeiiud  King  of 
Great-Britain,  and  any  .,ther  fliips  or  veiTels,  goods,  \vare^J)d  merchandizes,  towhomfo- 
cver  belonging,  whicJi  are  or  (hall  be  declared  co  be  fubfeolfof  capture,  by  any  Ordinance 
of  the  United  States  in  Congre&.flftewy6!ed,e-iic!i  nrs  (o  deemed  b  the  Law  of  Nati 
he  faid  /  ''//<(<?.:  -l 


ons.     If  therefore  the  faid   /    S'/'/se^r.    '^ttrvri**,  /hall  not  exceed 

or  tranfgrefs  the'  powers  and  jjlfnonticrjjven  and^fanted  to  him  in  and  by  the  faid  com 
miflion,  or  which  arc  or  (hall  be  given  and  granted  to  him  by  any  Ordinances,  Acts  or  In- 
Aructions  of  the  United  State?  in  Congrefs  nflembled,  biH^wl^in  all  things  govern  and  con 
duit  himfelf  as  Mafter  and  Commander  of  the  faid  V/rt/iV 

and  the  Officers  and  Crew  belonging  to  thr  fame,  ^Syiind'according  to  the  faid  Commifli 
on,  Ordinances,  Acts  and  In/lructions,  and  any  treaties  fubfilting  or  which  may  fubfift  be 
tween  'the  United  States  in  Congrefs  aflcmbled,  and  any  Prince,  Power  or  Potentate  what 
ever}  and  (hall  not  violate  the  La\v  of  Nations  or  the  rights  of  Neutral  Powers,  or  any  of 
their  fubje<fts,  and  lhall  nuke  reparation  for  all  damages  Curtained  by  any  init^bpduift  or  un 
warrantable  proceedings  of  himfelf  or  the  Officers  or  Crew  of  the  faid^T^^A  ••' 

4  —       then  this  obligation  to  be  void,  otherwife  to  rcmgiS'in  full  force. 

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Signed,  Staled  and  D,l'-':<rtd  Oyf       (tf/3 

'     in  tht  frejence  of  us,  //? #17'>ytl4 ?'?<?<> 


Bond    executed    upon    Captain    Barney    taking    command    of    the 
"General  Monk,"  after  its  capture  by  him,  April  8,  1782. 


COMMODORE  JOSHUA  BARNEY 

From  a  medallion  painted  by  Jean  Baptiste  Isabey,  a  French 
painter,  1767-1855.  Commodore  Barney  was  an  intimate  friend 
of  Count  Bertrand,  one  of  Napoleon's  generals,  and  Isabey  is  most 
distinguished  as  having  painted  the  Empress  Josephine  and  most 
of  the  marshals  of  France.  A  vase  which  was  given  to  Commodore 
Barney  by  Count  Bertrand,  is  now  in  possession  of  one  of  his 
descendants. 

Photographed  especially  for  this  work 
by  courtesy  of 

Miss  Nannie  Dornin  Barney 
Washington,  D.  C. 


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Descendant  of 

Commodore  Joshua  Barney 


Silver  Bag 
Brought  from  Paris  as  a  gift 

to  his  wife  by 
Commodore  Joshua  Barney 


Courtesy  of 

Miss  Elizabeth  Young  Thompson, 
Baltimore,  Maryland, 
Great-grand-daughter  of 
Commodore  Joshua  Barney. 


Ring   and    Knee-Buckles   worn 
Commodore  Joshua  Barney 

Courtesy  of 

Mrs.  Albert  L.  Gorter, 

great-grand-daughter 

of 

Commodore  Joshua  Barney 
Baltimore,  Maryland. 


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copy  of  the  "skit"  "Barney  leave  the  girls  alone;*' 
taken  from  a  copy  of  "The  American  Songster,"  con 
taining  a  choice  selection  of  old  songs,  by  John  Kenedy. 
Third  Edition.  Baltimore:  Published  and  sold  by 
John  Kenedy,  and  for  sale  at  No.  16,  first  book-stand 
after  you  go  into  the  Maryland  Arcade,  Centre  Market 
Space.  1830,  pages  114-116. 


BARNEY  LEAVE  THE  GIRLS  ALONE 

Judy  leads  me  such  a  life!  (Repeat) 
The  devil  n'er  had  such  a  wife; 

What  can  the  matter  be? 
For,  if  I  sing  the  funny  song 
Of  Dolly  put  the  kettle  on, 
She's  mocking  at  me  all  day  long; 

What  can  the  matter  be? 

Mr.  Barney  leave  the  girls  alone!  (Repeat; 
Why  don't  you  leave  the  girls  alone, 
And  let  them  quiet  be? 

Put  the  muffins  down  to  roast,  (Repeat) 
Blow  the  fire  and  make  the  toast; 

We'll  all  take  tea. 

Barney  your  a  wicked  boy,  (Repeat) 
And  you  do  always  play  and  toy 

With  all  the  gals  you  see. 

Mr.  Barney  leave  the  girls  alone!  (Repeat) 
Why  don't  you  leave  the  girls  alone, 

And  let  them  quiet  be? 
Mr.  Barney  leave  the  girls  alone!  (Repeat) 
Why  don't  you  leave  the  girls  alone, 

And  let  them  quiet  be? 

Barney  rock  the  cradle,  O!  (Repeat) 
Or  else  you'll  get  the  ladle,  O! 
When  Judy  harps  to-day. 


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SPOKEN. — Barney,  rock  the  cradle,  or  I'll  break  your  pate  with 
the  ladle;  yes  you  dog,  if  you  don't  mind  your  P's  and  Q's,  I'll 
comb  your  head  with  a  three-legged  stool.  You  see,  the  other 
afternoon  I  was  ax'd  out  to  take  a  comfortable  dish  of  four  shilling 
schou-schong  tea,  and  I  sat  alongside  of  Miss  Polly  Spriggins;  I 
saw  she  got  quite  smitten  with  my  countenance — says  she  to  me, 
Mr.  Barney  will  you  have  a  game  of  hunt  the  slipper?  With  all 
my  heart,  says  I,  then  my  wife  bawled  out,  from  the  other  end  of 
the  parlour, 

Mr.  Barney  leave  the  girls  alone,  (Repeat) 
Why  don't  you  leave  the  girls  alone, 

And  let  them  quiet  be? 
Judy  she  loves  whiskey,  O!  (Repeat) 
She  goes  to  uncle's  shop  at  night, 

And  spends  an  hour  or  two; 
Then  Barney,  what  must  Barney  do, 
But  take  a  drop  of  whiskey  too,  (Last  page  in  book) 

Mr.  Croggon's  copy  is  unfortunately  incomplete, 
and  probably  a  certain  portion  of  the  end  of  the  song 
is  missing.  No  copy  of  "The  American  Songster"  in 
cluding  the  above  "Skit"  complete  is  known  to  be  in 
the  custody  of  any  Library. 


142 


COMMODORE  JOSHUA  BARNEY 
Artist  unknown 
Courtesy  of 

Mrs.  Richard  T.  Yoe 
Miss  Bonnycastle 
Louisville,  Ky. 


Adoption  of  the  Constitution  of  the 
United  States,  1788 


ADOPTION   OF  THE  CONSTITUTION  OF  THE 
UNITED  STATES,  1788 


On  the  28th  of  April,  1788,  the  Maryland  state  con 
vention  passed  a  resolution  to  adopt  the  constitution 
for  the  United  States  without  amendments.  In  July 
of  the  same  year,  eleven  of  the  states  having  in  the 
meantime  declared  in  favor  of  the  adoption,  the  instru 
ment  was  confirmed  and  ratified  by  Congress.  The 
people  everywhere  testified  their  joy  at  this  event  by 
some  public  demonstration.  In  Baltimore  a  proces 
sion  was  formed  on  Philpot's  Hill  in  which  both  parties, 
forgetting  their  recent  feuds,  joined  in  fraternal  har 
mony.  The  mechanical  trades,  the  liberal  professions, 
all  united  in  the  procession  and  respectively  displayed 
their  appropriate  banners.  Commodore  Barney  per 
formed  a  conspicuous  part  on  this  occasion.  He  had  a 
small  boat  fifteen  feet  in  length,  completely  rigged  and 
perfectly  equipped  as  a  ship,  which  was  called  the 
Federalist,  which  being  mounted  upon  four  wheels  and 
drawn  by  the  same  number  of  horses,  took  its  place  in 
the  procession.  He  commanded  the  ship  and  was 
honored  with  a  crew  of  captains  who,  at  his  word  and 
the  boatswain's  pipe,  went  through  all  the  various 
manceuvers  of  making  and  taking  in  sail,  to  the  great 
delight  of  the  crowded  windows,  doors  and  balconies 
by  which  they  passed.  The  ship  was  immediately  fol 
lowed  by  all  the  captains,  mates  and  seamen  at  that 

144 


A  personal  friend  of 
Commodore  Joshua  Barney 
Painted  by  Chappel 

Engraved  by  Phillibrown 
Jackson,  Fry  &  Co.,  New  York. 


time  in  the  port  of  Baltimore.  It  was  paraded  through 
all  the  principal  streets  of  Fell's  Point  and  the  other 
portions  of  the  city,  and  finally  anchored  on  the  beauti 
ful  and  lofty  bank  southwest  of  the  Basin,  which  from 
that  occurrence  received  and  has  ever  since  borne  the 
name  of  "Federal  Hill."  This  idea  of  carrying  a  full- 
rigged  ship  in  procession  originated  entirely  with  Cap 
tain  Barney.  After  the  pageant  was  over,  it  was  re 
solved  to  present  the  ship  to  General  Washington,  in 
the  name  of  the  merchants  and  ship-masters  of  Balti 
more.  It  was  launched  and  navigated  by  Commodore 
Barney  down  the  Chesapeake  Bay  down  to  the  mouth 
of  the  Potomac  and  thence  up  the  river  to  Mount 
Vernon.  General  Washington  received  it  with  an  ap 
propriate  letter  under  date  of  June  8,  1778. 

General  Washington  having  been  unanimously 
chosen  president  of  the  United  States  in  1789,  arrived 
in  Baltimore  on  his  way  to  Congress  at  New  York  on 
the  1 7th  of  April.  He  was  met  some  miles  from  town 
by  a  large  body  of  respectable  citizens  on  horseback 
and  conducted  to  Mr.  Grant's  tavern.  A  great  number 
of  citizens  were  presented  and  were  graciously  received 
by  this  illustrious  man. 

The  address  in  behalf  of  the  citizens  of  Baltimore 
was  signed  by  the  following  persons: 
"James  McHenry  R.  Smith 

"Nicholas  Rogers  O.  H.  Williams 

"Joshua  Barney  Thorowgood  Smith 

"Paul  Bentalau  William  Clemm 

"John  Bankson  J.  Swan." 

"Isaac  Griest 

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Map  showing  the  location  of  Mill  Prison,  Plymouth,   England,  where  Lieutenant 
Joshua  Barney  was  confined  after  his  capture  by  the  British  in  1780. 


Mill  Prison 
Plymouth,  England 


MILL  PRISON,  PLYMOUTH,  ENGLAND 


For  a  suspected  attempt  with  others  to  break  from 
prison  while  being  held  as  a  prisoner  of  war  in  Mill 
Prison,  Plymouth,  England,  in  1780,  Commodore 
Barney  was  confined  in  solitary  dungeon  for  thirty  days, 
in  heavy  irons. 

"Mill  Prison"  was  situated  in  the  center  of  an  ex 
tensive  court,  surrounded  by  high,  double  walls  with 
an  area  of  twenty  feet  between  them.  Numerous 
sentinels  were  posted,  not  only  among  the  prisoners 
within  the  building  and  court,  but  in  the  area  between 
the  surrounding  walls,  and  along  the  whole  line  of  the 
outer  wall.  The  gates  in  the  two  walls  were  placed  over 
against  each  other;  the  upper  one  was  formed  of  an 
iron  paling  eight  feet  high;  the  lower  one  stood  open 
for  the  most  part  all  day,  in  order  to  allow  free  com 
munication  with  the  keeper  of  the  prison,  whose  office 
stood  in  the  area.  From  eight  o'clock  in  the  morning 
until  sunset,  the  prisoners  were  allowed  the  freedom  of 
the  courtyard. 


148 


FORT  GREEN  PARK,  BROOKLYN,  N.  Y. 


Lieut.  Joshua  Barney  Dissatisfied  with 
the  Treatment  by  the  Government 


LIEUT.  JOSHUA  BARNEY  DISSATISFIED 

WITH  THE  TREATMENT  BY  THE 

GOVERNMENT 


Copied  from  the  Original  in  the  Archives  of  the  Con 
tinental  Congress  Department  of  State,  Washing 
ton,  D.  C. 

To  the  Honorable  the  Delegates   of  the  United 

States  of  America  in  Congress  assembled 

The  Memorial  of  Joshua  Barney 

most  respectfully  sheweth 

That  your  Memorialist  hath  served  four  years  as  a 
Lieutenant  in  the  Navy  in  the  Service  of  America  dur 
ing  fifteen  months  of  which  Time  he  hath  been  a  Pris 
oner  with  the  Enemy  That  he  hath  borne  that  Rank 
on  Board  a  Ship  having  more  than  twenty  guns  and 
is  at  present  directed  to  take  the  Rank  of  first  Lieu 
tenant  on  board  the  Saratoga  a  vessel  of  inferior  force. 
That  by  a  Resolve  of  your  Honours  the  pay  of  Officers 
are  reduced  in  proportion  to  his  Reduction  in  point  of 
Rank  on  Board  the  Vessels  of  several  force.  That  two 
Years  Pay  is  due  to  your  Petitioner  for  his  former  ser 
vices  which  in  the  present  depreciated  state  of  the 
Currency  is  not  worth  his  acceptance.  That  Applica 
tion  hath  been  made  to  the  Board  of  Admiralty  and  no 
Satisfaction  can  be  obtained  from  that  Quarter  without 
an  Order  from  your  Honours.  He  therefore  prays  your 
Honours  would  fix  his  Rank  and  ascertain  the  pay  he 
shall  receive  &c.  &c. 

JOSHUA  BARNEY  LT. 
PhiladV  July  26,  1780. 

150 


COMMODORE  JOSHUA  BARNEY 


Engraved  by  J.  Gross 

from  a  drawing  by  W.  C.  Armstrong 

after  a  miniature  by  Isabey. 


Commodore  Barney 
in  New  England 


COMMODORE  BARNEY  IN  NEW  ENGLAND 


Commodore  Joshua  Barney  returned  to  United 
States  in  1781,  arriving  in  Beverly  in  December  on 
ship  Cicero,  direct  from  Corunna,  Spain.  Here  he 
received  an  offer  from  Messrs.  Cabot  to  command  their 
privateer,  but  declined  the  offer.  From  Beverly  he 
went  to  Salem,  remaining  here  and  visiting  Boston  in 
January  and  February,  leaving  Boston  after  weeks  of 
pleasure  spent  in  New  England.  On  the  night  of  his 
arrival  at  Boston  a  snow  storm  commenced  which  con 
tinued  for  several  days  and  covered  the  roads  to  such 
a  depth  as  to  interrupt  all  the  ordinary  modes  of  travel 
ing;  he  was  compelled  in  consequence  to  remain  in 
Boston  for  several  weeks.  Finally,  with  a  friend,  the 
trip  to  Baltimore  was  undertaken  in  a  sleigh,  and  on 
March  21,  1782,  he  arrived  in  Baltimore,  the  journey 
from  Princeton,  New  Jersey,  being  made  in  a  carriage. 


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Order  of  Cincinnati 
Original  badge  presented  to 
Commodore  Joshua  Barney 

by 

King  Louis  XV  I 
Courtesy  of 
William  Joshua  Barney 
New  York  City 


The  years  from  1798-1802  were  spent  in  Paris  by 
Commodore  Barney,  in  hopes  of  having  his  claims 
paid  for  services  and  money  advanced  while  in  the 
service  of  the  French  navy,  but  without  success.  He 
now  demanded  his  discharge  from  the  French  service, 
which  was  at  first  politely  refused  by  Napoleon,  but 
eventually  granted  in  1802,  and  Commodore  Barney 
was  placed  on  the  pension  roll  with  an  annuity  of  fif 
teen  hundred  dollars,  which  he  declined. 

In  1805  Commodore  Barney  was  offered  the  super 
intendence  of  the  Navy  Yard  at  Washington,  but 
declined. 

Commodore  Joshua  Barney  arrived  at  Newport, 
Rhode  Island  in  his  schooner  Rossie,  the  last  of  August, 
1812,  from  a  cruise  along  the  eastern  coast  of  the 
United  States.  During  his  absence  he  captured  fifteen 
vessels.  Nine  of  the  number  he  burned  or  sunk.  Com 
modore  Barney  remained  in  this  port  about  eight  or 
ten  days.  He  returned  home  to  Baltimore  in  November. 


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NOTE.— The  HORNET  and  the  WASP  on  which 
Commodore  Barney  served  during  the  Revolutionary 
War,  are  not  the  same  as  the  vessels  of  those  names 
which  served  in  the  war  of  1812.  The  former  were 
blown  up  in  Delaware  Bay  in  1777  to  prevent  their 
falling  into  the  hands  of  the  enemy. 

From  the  Federal  Gazette,  September  4,  1813.  Com 
modore  Joshua  Barney  and  L.  Taylor,  both  of  Balti 
more,  fought  a  duel  in  Virginia.  Taylor  was  wounded, 
but  not  dangerously. 

A  splendid  public  dinner  was  given  to  Commodore 
John  Rodgers  on  the  7th  of  April,  1814,  at  William 
Stevenson  Barney's  Fountain  Inn,  Baltimore.  The 
company  was  numerous  and  of  the  first  respectability. 
The  mayor,  Edward  Johnson,  presided,  assisted  by 
Major  McKim  and  N.  Williams.  The  toasts  were 
eminently  patriotic. 


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About  four  or  five  miles  northeast  of  Washington,  on 
the  east  branch  of  the  Potomac  River  in  Prince  George 
County,  and  not  far  over  the  line  separating  Maryland 
from  the  District  of  Columbia  is  Bladensburg,  named 
in  honor  of  Thomas  Bladen,  one  of  the  early  governors 
of  Maryland.  Before  Washington  was  founded  this 
was  a  promising  village.  In  the  early  days,  the  route 
between  the  capital  and  Baltimore  led  through  here, 
a  stage  coach  making  daily  trips  each  way,  and  it  was 
thought  to  be  a  town  with  a  bright  future.  The 
shallow  stream  which  now  divides  and  flows  on  both 
sides  of  the  town  was  then  a  river  of  good  size. 

One  of  the  earliest  postoffices  in  this  country  was 
established  here. 

Calvert  Hall,  once  the  residence  of  the  descendant  of 
Lord  Baltimore,  the  founder  of  Maryland,  is  located 
here.  Within  its  walls  Henry  Clay  drafted  his  famous 
compromise  bill  in  1827;  here  Lafayette  was  received 
and  entertained,  and  Daniel  Webster  was  a  frequent 
and  welcome  visitor.  An  historical  society  has  re 
cently  purchased  this  place  and  intends  to  restore  the 
house  to  its  original  condition,  and  under  the  name  of 
the  Calvert  Hall  of  History,  to  make  it  a  repository  of 
the  records  and  relics  of  the  family  by  whom  it  was 
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modore  Barney  was  conspicuous.  With  a  battery  and 
six  hundred  marines,  he  was  stationed  by  an  old  mill 
which  is  still  standing,  near  the  bridge  spanning  the 
river,  and  seems  to  have  done  most  of  the  fighting.  Of 
the  British  loss,  the  greater  number  was  at  this  point. 
The  Americans  stood  their  ground  against  the  British 
veterans  for  a  time,  and  the  British  Colonel  in  command 
was  killed. 

Commodore  Barney,  during  the  fight,  was  badly 
wounded.  The  battle  lasted  from  one  o'clock  to  four 
o'clock  in  the  afternoon.  Our  forces  were  pursued  by 
the  enemy,  who  entered  Washington  that  evening. 

During  the  preparation  for  the  battle,  the  President, 
the  Attorney-General,  the  Secretaries  of  State  and  War, 
two  members  of  Congress  and  Francis  Scott  Key  (who 
a  few  days  later  wrote  the  Star  Spangled  Banner),  came 
to  the  field. 


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A  Sword  Presented  to  Commodore  Barney  by 

the  City  of  Washington  and  a  description 

of  the  same  as  it  appeared  in  Mrs. 

Mary     Barney's    "Biographical 

Memoir  of  Commodore 

Joshua  Barney" 


RESOLVED,  By  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  Board  of 
Common  Council  of  the  City  of  Washington,  That 
the  Mayor  be,  and  he  hereby  is,  authorized  to  present 
to  Commodore  Barney  a  sword,  as  a  testimonial  of  the 
high  sense  which  this  Corporation  entertains  of  his 
distinguished  gallantry  and  good  conduct  in  the  battle 
of  Bladensburg. 

RESOLVED,  That  the  Mayor  be  and  he  hereby  is  author 
ized  to  present  through  Commodore  Barney,  the  thanks 
of  the  Corporation  to  the  gallant  officers  and  men,  who 
served  under  his  orders  on  the  twenty-fourth  of  August 
last — and  to  assure  them  this  Corporation  entertains 
the  most  lively  sense  of  their  services  on  that  day. 

(Signed)     R.  C.  WEIGHTMAN, 
President  of  the  Board  of  Common  Council. 
Approved  September  28,  1814. 

Jo.  GALES,  JR., 

President  pro  tempore  of  the  Board  of  Aldermen. 

JAMES  BLAKE,  Mayor. 

"We  have  been  favored  with  the  following  descrip 
tion  of  the  sword  lately  presented  to  Commodore 
Joshua  Barney  by  the  Corporation  of  this  City,  in 
testimony  of  the  intrepidity  and  valor  displayed  by 
him  and  the  handful  of  men  under  his  immediate 
command,  in  defence  of  the  City  of  Washington,  on 
the  twenty-fourth  day  of  August,  1814.  The  sword 
is  elegant — the  device  on  it  is  handsome.  On  the 
outer  side  of  the  blade  is  a  mythologic  emblem.  It  is  a 
figure  with  helmet,  visor  up,  holding  on  the  left  arm 
a  fasces  indicative  of  the  genius  of  the  Union;  the  left 

160 


foot  is  in  the  prow  of  a  galley,  and  the  right  is  on  the 
land;  the  right  hand  holds  an  inverted  spear  erect  on 
a  globe,  indicative  of  valor  and  military  renown  by 
sea  and  by  land. 

"The  rest  are  the  usual  technical  and  military 
trophies  and  a  naval  crown. 

"The  blade  is  damasked,  clouded,  purpled,  gilt  and 
purpled,  with  the  point  and  edge  highly  burnished, 
and  it  has  a  shell,  containing  the  eagle  with  the  anchor, 
surrounded  by  eighteen  stars.  The  hilt,  an  eagle  head, 
the  guard  a  stirrup  with  trophies,  and  the  whole 
mounting,  scabbard  and  hilt  and  guard,  are  of  solid 
pure  silver,  highly  gilt. 

"The  following  inscription  appears  on  the  blade: 
'In  testimony  of  the  intrepidity  and  valor  of  Commo 
dore  Joshua  Barney,  and  the  handful  of  men  under  his 
immediate  command  in  the  defense  of  the  City  of 
Washington  on  the  twenty-fourth  of  August,  1814— 
the  Corporation  of  the  city  have  bestowed  on  him  this 
sword.'  " 


161 


NOTE — Much  has  been  said  regarding  the  intense 
heat  at  the  time  of  the  Battle  of  Bladensburg  and  as 
a  possible  excuse  for  not  arriving  at  better  results  for 
the  American  Army;  but  why  should  not  these  men 
have  stood  their  ground  as  did  the  Acton  Minute  Men 
in  the  fight  at  Concord  Bridge,  and  Lexington,  April  19, 
1775,  resulting  in  the  British  being  driven  many  miles 
in  a  running  fight  on  a  day  equally  warm? 


NOTE. — It  was  the  secretary  of  the  navy  William 
Jones  who  gave  orders  to  Commodore  Joshua  Barney 
to  sail  with  the  boats  under  his  command  to  the  de 
fence  of  Washington  and  early  in  July  moved  his 
flotilla  up  to  Nottingham  about  forty  miles  from  Wash 
ington  a  small  village  on  the  Patuxent. 


162 


Portrait  of  Commodore  Joshua  Barney 
Drawn  by  W.  Croome 
Engraved  by  G.  T.  Devereux 
1844. 


ELEGIAC  STANZAS  ON  THE  DEATH  OF  SIR 
PETER  PARKER 


This  gallant  officer  fell  in  August,  1814,  in  his  twenty- 
ninth  year,  whilst  commanding,  on  shore,  a  party  be 
longing  to  his  ship,  the  Menelaus,  and  animating  them 
in  storming  the  American  camp  near  Bladensburg.  He 
was  Lord  Byron's  first  cousin;  but  they  had  never  met 
since  boyhood. 

There  is  a  tear  for  all  that  die, 

A  mourner  o'er  the  humblest  grave; 

But  nations  swell  the  funeral  cry, 

And  Triumph  weeps  above  the  brave. 

For  them  in  Sorrow's  purest  sigh 

O'er  Ocean's  heaving  bosom  sent: 
In  vain  their  bones  unburied  lie, 

All  earth  becomes  their  monument! 

A  tomb  is  their's  on  every  page, 

An  epitaph  on  every  tongue: 
The  present  hours,  the  future  age, 

For  them  bewail,  to  them  belong. 

For  them  the  voice  of  festal  mirth 

Grows  hush'd,  their  name  the  only  sound; 

While  deep  Remembrance  pours  to  Worth 
The  goblet's  tributary  round. 

A  theme  to  crowds  that  knew  them  not, 

Lamented  by  admiring  foes, 
Who  would  not  share  their  glorious  lot? 

Who  would  not  die  the  death  they  chose? 

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And,  gallant  Parker!  thus  enshrined 
Thy  life,  thy  fall,  thy  fame  shall  be; 

And  early  valour,  glowing,  find 
A  model  in  thy  memory. 

But  there  are  breasts  that  bleed  with  thee 
In  woe,  that  glory  cannot  quell; 

And  shuddering  hear  of  victory, 

Where  one  so  dear,  so  dauntless  fell. 

(Byron) 


164 


It  has  been  mentioned  that  young  Joshua  Barney 
was  the  first  individual  to  unfurl  the  banner  of  the 
Union  in  his  native  state,  in  October,  1775;  it  is  a  re 
markable  coincidence  that  he  was  also  the  last  officer 
to  quit  its  service,  in  July,  1784,  having  been  for  many 
months  before  the  only  officer  retained  by  the  United 
States.  His  native  city,  Baltimore,  was  the  scene  of 
both  incidents. 

Commodore  Joshua  Barney  took  part  in  seventeen 
battles  during  the  Revolutionary  War  and  in  nine 
battles  during  the  War  of  1812. 

For  the  valuable  services  of  her  husband,  Congress 
granted  Mrs.  Barney  a  pension  for  life. 

"In  the  character  of  Commodore  Barney  we  recognize 
all  the  elements  of  a  popular  hero.  To  a  noble  and 
commanding  presence  he  added  that  cordiality  and 
kindness  of  manner  which  is  universally  recognized, 
and  with  his  fidelity  in  the  discharge  of  duty,  he  com 
manded  the  esteem  of  every  administration  he  served 
and  the  affection  of  every  man  he  commanded." 


165 


The  intelligence  of  the  death  of  Commodore  Joshua 
Barney  reached  Baltimore  December  7,  1818.  At  an 
extra  session  of  the  city  council  held  soon  after,  the 
following  resolution  was  passed,  which  will  show  the 
respect  entertained  for  his  memory  by  his  native  city: 

"Resolved,  by  the  Mayor  and  City  Council  of 
Baltimore, 

That  the  Mayor  and  Presidents  of  the  two  branches 
be  and  are  hereby  authorized  and  required  to  employ 
Mr.  Rembrandt  Peale  to  execute  from  the  best  likeness 
that  can  be  obtained  in  this  city,  a  portrait  of  our  late 
distinguished  fellow  citizen  Commodore  Joshua  Barney; 
and  that  the  said  portrait  be  placed  in  the  chamber  of 
the  first  branch,  as  a  testimony  of  respect  for  his  mem 
ory  and  gratitude  for  his  patriotic  services." 


166 


Copy  of  a  portrait  of 

Commodore  Joshua  Barney  in  the 

Mayor's  Office,  Baltimore,  Maryland. 

The  original  painting  was  by 

Rembrandt  Peale.     A  Resolution  for  its  execution  was  passed  by  the 

Mayor  and  City  Council  of  Baltimore  on 

the  death  of  Commodore  Barney. 

Photographed  for  this  work  by  special  permission. 


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utson  was  passed,  which  will  show  the 
enrertamed  for  his  memory  by  his  native  city: 


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that  can  be  obtained  in  this  city,  a  portrait  of  our  late 
distinguished  fellow  citizen  Commodore  Joshua  Barney; 
and  that  the  said  portrait  be  placed  in  the  chamber  of 
the  lirst  branch,  as  a  testimony  of  respect  for  his  mem 
ory  and  gratitude  for  his  patriotic  services." 


Commodore  Joshua  Barney 

died 

Pittsburgh,  Pennsylvania 
December  1,  1818 


We  gather  the  following  from 
the  newspapers 

of 
Pittsburgh,  Pennsylvania 


The  Mercury,  December  4,  1818 

DIED. — In  this  city,  on  Tuesday  last,  Commodore 
JOSHUA  BARNEY,  late  of  Baltimore.  This  gentle 
man  highly  distinguished  himself  during  the  revolu 
tionary  and  the  last  war,  by  his  ardent  attachment  to 
his  country,  by  the  signal  services  he  rendered  her;  and 
by  the  intrepidity  of  his  conduct  in  the  most  trying  and 
dangerous  situations.  His  name  will  long  be  remem 
bered  by  his  grateful  countrymen.  The  commodore 
was  on  his  way  to  Kentucky,  with  his  family. 

On  Wednesday,  his  remains  were  interred  in  the 
burial  ground  of  First  Presbyterian  Church.  Although 
he  died  among  strangers,  yet  his  fellow  citizens  were 
not  strangers  to  his  distinguished  worth  and  services. 
The  manner  in  which  the  last  sad  rites  were  performed 
to  his  memory,  and  the  immense  concourse  which  at 
tended  on  the  occasion,  mournfully  evinced  the  high 
interest  they  felt  in  witnessing  the  departure  of  another 
of  the  revolutionary  heroes. 

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British  Musket-ball  received  in  battle  at  Bladens- 
burg,  Maryland,  August  24,  1814,  by  Commodore 
Joshua  Barney.  At  the  time  of  his  death  in  1818, 
the  ball  was  extracted  and  given  to  his  eldest  son 

Courtesy  of 

Miss  Elizabeth  Young  Thompson, 
Baltimore,  Maryland, 
Great-grand-daughter  of 
Commodore  Joshua  Barney. 


The  following  was  the  order  of  procession: 

1.  The  City  Guards. 

2.  The  Military. 

3.  Masonick  brethren  in  Lodges. 

4.  Clergy  and  Physicians. 

5.  The    CORPSE — surmounted,    as    a    pall,    with    the 

United  States  Flag,  under  which  the  gallant  com 
modore  achieved  his  distinguished  victory  over  the 
General  Monk. 

6.  Mourners. 

7.  The  Corporation  of  the  City. 

8.  The  Judiciary. 

9.  Gentlemen  of  the  Bar. 
10.     Citizens. 

We  understand  that  the  commodore  died  of  a  Bilious 
Cholick.  His  indisposition  was  of  but  a  few  days  dura 
tion.  Agreeably  to  his  request  the  ball  which  he  received 
from  the  enemy  at  the  battle  of  Bladensburgh,  was 
searched  for  after  his  decease.  It  had  entered  on  the 
side  of  his  thigh  a  few  inches  above  the  knee,  and  was 
extracted  from  his  hip,  to  which  it  had  passed  along 
the  thigh  bone.  It  proved  to  be  a  large  musket  ball. 

NOTE. — This  ball  is  now  (1912)  in  possession  of  Miss 
Elizabeth  Young  Thompson,  Baltimore. 


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Pittsburgh  Gazette,  December  4,  1818. 

DIED,  in  this  place  on  Tuesday  evening  the  ist  of 
December,  on  his  way  to  Kentucky,  Commodore 
JOSHUA  BARNEY,  in  the  6yth  year  of  his  age. 

The  utmost  respect  was  shown  to  the  memory  of  this 
distinguished  officer,  in  performing  the  last  duties  that 
are  due  by  the  laws  of  Christianity  and  of  custom.  He 
was  buried  with  Military  and  Masonic  honours,  the 
regular  troops  from  the  Arsenal  and  from  Lieut. 
M'Cabe's  company,  being  joined  by  the  City  Guards 
under  Captain  Trevillo.  The  Mayor  of  the  city  of 
Pittsburgh,  with  the  Corporation,  the  Clergy,  and  the 
different  professions  marching  in  procession  as  separate 
bodies. 

In  announcing  the  death  of  this  brave  man  it  would 
have  given  us  pleasure  to  have  been  able  to  offer  a 
sketch  of  the  history  of  his  public  life.  We,  however, 
only  know  it,  with  certainty,  by  two  actions;  but  these 
two  are  of  that  brilliant  order,  as  to  be  sufficient  to  gild 
his  memory  with  never  dying  fame.  We  allude  to  the 
affairs  of  the  capture  of  the  "General  Monk"  and  the 
"Battle  of  Bladensburgh."  The  former  was  an  act  of 
daring  courage  never  surpassed,  and  of  the  same  class 
of  splendid  achievement  that  was  displayed  by  Paul 
Jones,  in  the  action  between  the  "Good  Man  Richard" 
and  the  "  Serapis."  The  "General  Monk"  was  an  elegant 
copper  bottomed  sloop,  carrying  eighteen  9  pounders,  and 
commanded  by  Captain  Rodgers;  the  "Hyder-Ally" 
only  carried  four  9,  and  twelve  6  pounders.  The  en 
gagement  took  place  on  the  26th  of  April,  1782,  within 
Cape  May. 

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So  convinced  were  the  British  that  our  ship  would 
be  taken,  that  in  anticipation  of  the  event,  she  was 
advertised  for  sale  in  New  York,  in  "Rivington's  Royal 
Gazette."  The  legislature  of  Pennsylvania  voted 
Captain  Barney  an  elegant  sword,  as  a  reward  for  his 
gallantry.  On  this  occasion,  it  is  but  justice  to  observe, 
that  Captain  Barney  received  the  most  important  aid 
from  Captain  Edward  Scull,  brother  to  Mr.  John  Scull, 
late  editor  of  this  paper.  Captain  Scull  commanded  a 
body  of  marines  recruited  by  himself,  and  behaved  in 
such  a  manner  as  to  merit  the  particular  thanks  of  the 
Commodore,  which  this  officer,  with  that  liberality 
which  distinguishes  brave  minds,  publicly  offered  at 
the  Coffee  House  in  Philadelphia.  The  conduct  of 
Com.  Barney  at  Bladensburgh,  is  too  recent  in  the 
minds  of  every  American  to  need  repeating;  it  was 
such  as  to  command  the  unequivocal  admiration  of  his 
enemies,  and  to  redeem  in  some  measure,  the  disgraces 
of  that  fatal  day.  We  believe  that  at  the  time  of  his 
death,  he  held  a  lucrative  post  in  Baltimore,  given  by 
his  government,  as  a  reward  for  his  services. 

In  obedience  to  a  wish  frequently  expressed  by  the 
Commodore,  the  ball  he  received  at  the  battle  of 
Bladensburgh  was  extracted  after  his  death  by  Drs. 
Dawson  and  Mowry;  it  was  found  lodged  near  the 
lesser  trochanter,  flattened  next  the  bone. 


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The  Statesman,  December  5,  1818. 

DEATH   OF    COMMODORE   JOSHUA   BARNEY 

DIED. — In  this  city,  on  Tuesday  morning,  the  1st 
inst.  after  a  short  illness,  Commodore  Joshua  Barney, 
in  the  6oth  year  of  his  age.  His  remains  were  interred 
in  the  burial  ground  of  the  first  Presbyterian  church, 
on  Wednesday,  with  military  and  masonic  honours. 
The  procession  was  one  of  the  largest  and  most  re 
spectable  ever  witnessed  in  this  city,  and  moved  in  the 
following  order,  from  the  house  of  E.  Pentland. 

Pittsburgh  City  Guards,  commanded  by 

Captain  Trevillo. 

United  States  Troops. 

Masonic  Lodges  No.  45  and  113,  in  the  usual  order. 

The  Clergy  and  Physicians  of  the  city. 
Pall  Bearers 

Major  Long,  O  Lieut.  M'Cabe, 

Lieut.  Meade,  £  Davidson, 

G.  Wilkins,  %  H.  Wilkins. 

Mourners. 

Mayor  and  Recorder  of  the  city. 

Judges  of  the  Courts  of  the  county. 

Select  and  Common  Councils  of  the  city. 

Prothonotary  and  Recorder  of  the  county. 

Sheriff  and  Coroner  of  the  county. 

Gentlemen  of  the  Bar. 

Citizens. 


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Commodore  Barney  was  on  his  way  to  Kentucky 
with  his  family,  intending  to  make  that  state  his  future 
residence — when  his  career  was  stopped  by  one  of  those 
visitations  of  Providence,  to  which  all  are  liable.  The 
situation  of  his  distressed  widow  and  children,  thus 
suddenly  deprived  of  their  protector  and  friend,  in  a 
strange  place,  is  better  conceived  than  described. 

Every  respect  was  shown  to  the  memory  of  this  gal 
lant  and  celebrated  officer,  which  times  and  circum 
stances  would  admit  of.  As  one  of  the  heroes  of  the 
revolution,  he  was  beloved  and  respected — and  as  the 
champion  of  Bladensburgh  he  was  every  where  received 
with  enthusiasm.  One  of  the  most  celebrated  naval 
engagements  which  took  place  during  the  revolutionary 
war,  was  fought  by  Commodore  Barney,  on  board  the 
Hyder-Ally,  against  the  General  Monk,  a  vessel  of 
superior  force  commanded  by  Captain  Rogers,  the 
former  carrying  only  four  nine  and  twelve  six  pounders 
—and  the  latter  eighteen  nine  pounders.  This  engage 
ment  was  fought  within  Cape  May,  on  the  26th  of 
April,  1782,  and  gained  for  the  Commodore  the  ap 
plause  and  thanks  of  his  country.  For  his  gallantry 
on  the  occasion,  the  legislature  of  Pennsylvania  voted 
him  an  elegant  sword. 

"On  this  occasion,  it  is  but  justice  to  observe,  that 
Captain  Barney  received  the  most  important  aid  from 
Captain  Edward  Scull,  brother  to  Mr.  John  Scull,  late 
editor  of  the  Pittsburgh  Gazette.  Captain  Scull  com 
manded  a  body  of  marines  recruited  by  himself,  and 
behaved  in  such  a  manner  as  to  merit  the  particular 
thanks  of  the  Commodore,  which  this  officer,  with  that 


liberality  which  distinguishes  brave  minds,  publicly 
offered  at  the  Coffee  House  in  Philadelphia." 

The  conduct  of  Commodore  Barney,  at  the  battle  of 
Bladensburgh,  is  recollected  by  all.  In  this  engagement 
he  was  wounded  and  taken  prisoner  by  General  Ross 
and  Admiral  COCKBURN,  and  parolled  on  the  spot.  The 
ball  could  not  be  extracted,  and  in  the  opinion  of  the 
physicians  was  the  final  cause  of  his  death.  In  com 
pliance  with  a  wish  often  expressed  by  the  commodore 
in  his  lifetime,  the  ball  was  extracted  after  his  death  by 
Drs.  Dawson  and  Mowry;  it  was  found  lodged  near  the 
trochanter  minor  of  the  right  fermins,  flattened  next 
the  bone. 

H^gr8*  The  age  of  Commodore  Barney  has  been  mis 
stated  in  one  of  our  papers.  He  was  born  in  Baltimore 
on  the  6th  July,  1759,  and  was  in  his  6oth  year.  He 
was  but  23  years  of  age  when  he  took  the  Gen.  Monk. 
His  disease  was  not  a  billious  cholic,  as  was  reported, 
but  lumbago  and  inflamatory  sore  throat,  &c. 


The  Pittsburgh  Gazette,  December  25,  1818. 

Com.  Barney. — Dr.  Ewell,  who  remained  in  Wash 
ington  during  its  occupation  by  the  British  troops,  has 
affixed  to  a  late  Medical  work,  a  sketch  of  the  principal 
incidents  of  that  period.  The  following  paragraph  will 
be  read  with  interest. 

"The  saying  that  'brave  men  are  always  generous', 
"was  signally  illustrated  in  the  pleasure  that  General 
"Ross  manifested  in  praising  Com.  Barney  for  his  be- 


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1  haviour  in  the  battle  of  Bladensburgh.  'A  brave  officer, 
;sir,'  said  he,  'he  had  only  a  handful  of  men  with  him, 
;  and  yet  he  gave  us  a  very  severe  shock.  I  am  sorry  he 
;was  wounded;  however,  I  immediately  gave  him  a 
:  parole,  and  hope  he  will  do  well.  Had  half  your  army 
;been  composed  of  such  men  as  the  Commodore  corn- 
landed,  with  the  advantage  you  had  in  choosing 
;your  position,  we  should  never  have  got  to  your  city.' ' 


175 


There  have  been  two  boats  named  for  Commodore 
Joshua  Barney  by  the  United  States  government.  The 
first  was  a  paddle-wheel  steamer  built  in  New  York, 
purchased  under  the  name  ETHAN  ALLEN,  Octo 
ber  2,  1861,  and  sold  in  1868.  She  was  called  the 
COMMODORE  BARNEY.  The  second,  the  torpedo 
boat  BARNEY,  built  during  the  war  with  Spain  in  190x5. 


176 


THE  TORPEDO  BOAT  BARNEY' 


After  the  war  with  Spain,  the  United  States  decided 
to  increase  the  navy  and  a  number  of  torpedo  boats 
were  built,  these  all  to  be  named  for  distinguished  naval 
officers,  one  to  be  called  the  Barney.  The  Secretary 
of  the  Navy  remarked  to  Miss  Nannie  Dornin  Barney, 
then  engaged  in  one  of  the  departments  of  the  navy, 
and  a  great  grand-child  of  Commodore  Joshua  Barney, 
that  she  ought  to  be  the  one  to  christen  the  boat  and 
the  Secretary  wrote  to  that  effect  to  the  Company 
having  the  boat  under  construction.  Later  Miss  Barney 
went  on  a  trip  to  Europe  and  while  absent  a  letter,  and 
later  a  telegram  with  information  that  she  was  to  be 
sponsor  on  the  occasion  of  the  launching,  were  received. 
In  the  absence  of  Miss  Barney,  it  was  suggested  that 
her  sister,  Miss  Esther  N.  Barney,  act  in  her  place,  and 
subsequently  the  honor  was  offered  to  and  accepted  by 
Esther  N.  Barney,  of  Fredericksburg,  Virginia.  The 
christening  took  place  Saturday,  July  28,  1900. 


177 


TORPEDO  BOAT  BARNEY 

Rides  on  Kennebec  Tide  After  Successful  Launch 


The  torpedo  boat  Barney  was  launched  July  28,  1900, 
from  the  Bath  Iron  Works  at  1 137,  in  the  presence  of  a 
congregation  that  filled  every  advantage  ground  from 
which  a  glimpse  of  the  craft  could  be  obtained. 

The  gates  of  the  works  were  thrown  open  to  the 
public  at  1:15  and  before  1:30,  the  time  announced  for 
the  launching,  it  is  estimated  that  two  thousand  people 
were  assembled. 

A  platform  was  erected  at  the  bow  of  the  Barney, 
decorated  with  flags  and  bunting,  and  was  occupied  by 
the  launching  party  who  arrived  at  1 128. 

Miss  Esther  Nicholson  Barney  of  Fredericksburg, 
Virginia,  had  the  honor  of  christening  the  boat.  She  is 
the  daughter  of  the  late  Captain  J.  N.  Barney,  and  the 
great  granddaughter  of  the  late  Commodore  Joshua 
Barney  of  Revolutionary  fame  for  whom  the  craft  is 
named.  She  was  accompanied  by  her  mother,  and 
sister,  Mrs.  J.  W.  Adams,  and  nephew,  Nicholson 
Barney  Adams  of  Fredericksburg,  Virginia. 

The  craft  started  at  1 137  and  slid  overboard  so  noise 
lessly  that  many  in  the  rear  ranks  of  the  audience  did 
not  know  that  the  event  had  taken  place.  Miss  Barney, 
as  the  craft  started,  smashed  a  bottle  of  American 
champagne  across  the  stem,  saying,  "I  christen  thee 

178 


Barney"  The  bottle  was  decorated  with  red,  white 
and  blue  ribbon. 

The  Barney  is  one  of  the  three  boats  contracted  for. 
The  principal  dimensions  of  the  boat  are: 

Length  between  perpendiculars  157  ft.  Beam 
moulded  17  feet.  Depth  at  centre  amidships  10  feet 
9  inches.  Mean  draft  of  water  on  trial  4  feet,  8  inches. 
Displacement  on  trial  160  tons.  Speed  on  trial  (2  hours) 
28  knots. 

The  armanent  consists  of  three  3-pounder  S.  A.  R.  F. 
guns  and  three  tubes  for  short  1 8-inch  Whitehead  tor 
pedoes.  Ample  ammunition  is  carried  for  the  guns  and 
there  is  provision  for  carrying  five  torpedoes. 

There  is  a  conning  tower  forward  made  of  half  inch 
nickel  steel  with  a  searchlight  mounted  on  top  of  it. 
Coal  bunkers  are  located  on  each  side  of  the  boilers  and 
on  one  side  of  each  engine. 

The  propelling  machinery  consists  of  two  vertical 
triple  expansion  engines  and  two  water  tube  boilers 
each  in  a  separate  watertight  compartment. 

There  are  eleven  large  water  tight  compartments 
separated  by  transverse  bulkheads.  Some  of  these 
compartments  are  further  subdivided  by  longitudinal 
bulkheads,  making  a  total  of  fifteen  water  tight  divi 
sions  in  all.  The  two  compartments  at  the  middle  of 
the  boat  are  occupied  by  the  main  engine  and  con 
densers  and  the  auxiliaries.  Just  forward  and  just  aft 
of  these  compartments  are  the  boiler  compartments, 
each  containing  one  boiler  and  the  usual  fire  room 
auxiliaries. 

The  two  compartments  forward  of  the  forward  boiler 

179 


are  occupied  by  the  crew,  while  the  one  just  aft  of  the 
after  boiler  is  devoted  to  the  officers  and  the  one  aft  of 
that  to  the  petty  officers. 

The  boat  is  fitted  with  steam  steering  gear  and  steam 
windlass.  There  is  also  an  electric  light  plant  of  about 
60  lights  capacity. 

The  people  of  Fredericksburg,  Virginia,  were  much 
interested  in  the  torpedo  boat  Barney. 


i  So 


The  petition  presented  to  Congress  asking  that  a  cir 
cle  in  Washington,  District  of  Columbia,  be  named  for 
Commodore  Joshua  Barney,  has  been  favorably  acted 
upon.  The  petition  covers  a  request  also  for  funds  to 
erect  a  monument  in  his  honor. 


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JOSHUA  BARNEY 


JOHN  PAUL  JONES 


BARNEY-JONES 


Why  should  not  the  body  of 

Commodore  Joshua  Barney 

United  States  Navy 

1776-1812 

rest  permanently  in  the  Chapel  of  the  United  States 
Naval  Academy,  Annapolis,  Maryland?  Certainly 
his  is  one  of  the  most  brilliant  records  of  any  naval 
officer  of  his  time. 


Sailor 

Captain  merchant  marine 
Naval  Lieutenant 
Naval  Captain 


Age 
12 
20 
26 
29 


Naval  Commodore  (French)    32 
Special  envoy  36 

Recipient  of  gold  medal 
from  Congress  of  the 
United  States  40 

Vice-admiral  in  Russian 
navy  41 


JOSHUA  BARNEY 

Born  July  6,  1759 
Baltimore,  Maryland 


Age 

Entered  on  pilot  boat, 

Baltimore  12 

Sailor  boy  and  embarked 
on  first  voyage  12 

Took  command  of  mer 
chant  reserve  16 

Master's  mate  on  sloop 
"Hornet"  and  unfurled 
the  first  "Star-spangled 
Banner"  in  the  State  of 
Maryland  16 

Lieutenant  in  the  United 
States  Navy  17 


Captain  John  Paul  Jones, 
United  States  Navy,  did  not  re 
ceive  the  salute  of  the  French 
admiral  at  Brest  till  February, 
1778. 


Captain  Alexander  and  Lieu 
tenant  Joshua  Barney  were  the 
American  officers  to  receive  the 
first  salute  paid  by  a  foreigner. 
This  was  in  1776,  after  the 
Declaration  of  Independence. 


184 


JOHN  PAUL  JONES 

Jones  (John  Paul),  whose  true 
patronymic  was  John  Paul, 
born  in  Scotland  at  Arbig- 
land  on  the  Firth  Solway, 
Irish  Sea  between  England 
and  Scotland,  July  6,  1747. 
At  twelve  apprenticed  to  a 
ship  builder.  His  first  voy 
age  took  him  to  Virginia, 
where  his  brother  William 
had  settled.  Was  third  mate 
on  slaver. 

Returned  from  Jamaica,  1768, 
and  on  way  master  and  mate 
died.  Jones  took  command. 
In  1773  he  came  from  Ja 
maica  to  Virginia  to  settle 
his  brother's  estate.  Here 
he  added  name  Jones. 

Wras  appointed  lieutenant  in 
navy  December  22,  1775  by 
Congress,  on  "Alfred" flagship 
and  raised  the  first  American 
flag  with  his  own  hands,  and 
the  first  ever  displayed. 

Appointed  to  command  "Alfred" 
which  sailed  November  2, 
1776. 

A  bill  to  appropriate  $135,000 
for  a  crypt  in  the  new  chapel 
at  the  United  States  Naval 
Academy,  in  which  it  is  pro 
posed  to  place  the  body  of 
John  Paul  Jones,  was  passed 
by  the  Senate  of  the  Sixtieth 
Congress. 

Provision  for  the  body  of  John 
Paul  Jones:  In  March,  1911, 
Congress  passed  a  bill  appro- 


JOSHUA  BARNEY 


Age 
18 


Was  prisoner  of  war 

Commander  of  the  Vir 
ginia  Frigate  in  the  War 
of  the  Revolution  19 

A  prisoner  for  the  second 
time  19 

Married 


20 


21 


Prisoner  for  the  third  time 
and  fourth  time 

In  May  1782,  was  ap 
pointed  Captain  in  the 
navy  of  the  United 
States  and  the  same  year 
the  State  of  Pennsyl 
vania  presented  him  with 
a  sword  23 

Conveyed  to  Benjamin 
Franklin  at  Paris  im 
portant  papers  23 

Had  the  honor  of  kissing 
the  cheek  of  Marie  An 
toinette  at  23 

In  the  vessel  "George 
Washington,"  for  France 
John  Paul  Jones  was  pas 
senger,  Joshua  Barney 
Captain  24 

Had  been  nine  years  in  the 
service  of  his  country  25 

He  was  the  last  officer  to 
quit  the  service  July  17, 
1784,  having  been  for 
many  months  the  only 
officer  retained  by  the 
United  States  25 


185 


JOHN  PAUL  JONES 

priating  $75,000  for  the  com 
pletion  of  the  crypt  of  the 
chapel  at  the  United  States 
naval  academy  at  Annapolis, 
as  a  permanent  resting  place 
for  the  body  of  John  Paul 
Jones.  The  plans  are  to  be 
prepared  under  the  directions 
of  the  secretary  of  the  navy, 
and  to  be  subject  to  approval 
by  him  and  by  the  superinten 
dent  of  the  naval  academy. 


JOSHUA  BARNEY 

Was  entertained  by  Presi 
dent  George  Washington  30 

Was  captain  of  the  boat 
which  conveyed  ex-Pres 
ident  James  Monroe  En 
voy  Extraordinary  and 
Minister  Plenipotentiary 
to  France  35 

Was  bearer  of  the  Amer 
ican  Flag  to  the  Na 
tional  Convention,  Paris  35 

Entered  the  French  navy 
in  1795  36 

In  1796  was  Commodore  in 
the  French  navy  37 

Discharged  from  service  in 
the  French  navy  in  1802 


Was  wounded  and  taken 
prisoner  in  battle  near 
Bladensburg,  not  far 
from  Washington,  Au 
gust  24,  1814 

Was  presented  a  sword  by 
the  city  of  Washington, 
"as  a  testimonial  of  the 
high  sense  which  this  cor 
poration  entertains  of  his 
distinguished  gallantry 
and  brave  conduct  at  the 
Battle  of  Bladensburg" 

On  the  7th  of  October, 
1814,  he  was  despatched 
with  a  flag  of  truce  to  the 
British  commander  in 
Chesapeake  Bay  for  the 
purpose  of  arranging  an 
exchange  of  prisoners 


43 


55 


55 


55 


186 


JOHN  PAUL  JONES 


JOSHUA  BARNEY 

In  1 8 14  the  State  of  Georgia 
passed  a  unanimous  reso 
lution  expressing  their 
sense  of  Commodore 
Barney's  merits  and 
thanking  him  for  his  good 
conduct  in  defense  of  the 
capital  of  the  United 
States  and  was  trans 
mitted  to  him  by  the 
governor  of  the  State  55 

All  hostileoperations ceased 
February,  1815,  and 
Congress  passed  a  law 
directing  the  discharge 
of  officers  and  men  under 
command  of  Commo 
dore  Barney,  and  April 
29,  1815,  he  returned  to 
Baltimore  56 

As  bearer  of  important 
despatches  from  the  Gov 
ernment  to  several  Amer 
ican  plenipotentiaries,  he 
sailed  for  Europe  May 
25,  1815  56 

Congress  granted  a  pen 
sion  from  May  i,  1815, 
of  six  hundred  dollars 
per  annum  56 

The  Legislature  of  the 
State  of  Kentucky 
passed  the  following  pre 
amble  and  resolution  in 
1816:  "The  arrival  of 
Commodore  Joshua  Bar 
ney  in  Kentucky  at  this 
time  revives  in  our 
recollections  the  distin- 


187 


JOHN  PAUL  JONES 


JOSHUA  BARNEY 

guished  services  of  that 
gallant  officer  during  the 
late  war  and  particu 
larly  at  Bladensburg. 
That  the  military  con 
duct  and  achievements 
of  that  gentleman  dur 
ing  the  late  war  and  on 
the  aforesaid  memorable 
occasion  deserves  and 
has  the  admiration  of 
the  Legislature  of  Ken 
tucky." 

Soon  after  the  death  of 
Commodore  Barney  an 
extra  session  of  the  city 
council  of  Baltimore  was 
held  and  the  following 
resolutions  passed. 

Resolved,  "That  the  Mayor 
and  the  Presidents  of  the 
two  branches  be  and 
they  are  hereby  author 
ized  and  requested  to 
employ  Mr.  Rembrandt 
Peale  to  execute  from 
the  best  likeness  that  can 
be  obtained  in  the  city 
a  portrait  of  our  late  gal 
lant  and  distinguished 
fellow  -  citizen  Commo 
dore  Joshua  Barney; 
and  that  the  said  por 
trait  be  placed  in  the 
chamber  of  the  first 
branch  as  a  testimony  of 
respect  for  his  memory 
and  gratitude  for  his  pa 
triotic  services. 


57 


188 


JOHN  PAUL  JONES 


JOSHUA  BARNEY 

A  monument  composed 
of  a  plain  marble  slab 
resting  upon  a  granite 
base  and  supported  by 
six  handsomely  turned 
pillars  or  balusters  of 
the  same  material  was 
placed  in  the  cemetery 
of  the  First  Presbyterian 
Church,  Pittsburgh,  Pa. 

This  monument  was  removed 
later  by  the  First  Presbyterian 
Church  Society  and  a  new  one 
was  placed  in  the  Allegheny 
Cemetery. 


189 


CAPTAIN  JEROME  BONAPARTE 


CAPTAIN  JEROME  BONAPARTE 


In  the  year  1796  Captain  Joshua  Barney  of  the 
American  Navy  received  a  rank  in  the  French  Navy 
equal  to  that  of  commodore  in  the  service  of  the  United 
States.  From  this  service  he  obtained  release  in  1802 
and  returned  to  his  home  in  Baltimore.  Jerome  Bona 
parte,  the  youngest  brother  of  Napoleon,  was  in  early 
life  placed  in  the  naval  service  of  France  and  during 
the  time  that  Captain  Joshua  Barney  was  connected 
with  the  French  government,  the  two  young  naval 
officers  became  acquainted  and  the  friendship  lasted 
well  through  life.  Lieutenant  Jerome  Bonaparte  ac 
companied  a  French  expedition  to  the  island  of  St. 
Domingo,  which  proved  unsuccessful  and  later  he 
returned  to  France  as  bearer  of  despatches  and  in  1802 
sailed  for  New  York  in  command  of  a  French  frigate. 
Of  course  the  fame  of  Napoleon  insured  for  Jerome  a 
cordial  reception  in  America  and  he  was  received  with 
great  honors  wherever  he  went.  Soon  after  his  arrival 
in  New  York,  the  young  naval  officer  found  his  way  to 
Baltimore  and  here  he  met  with  a  distinguished  recep 
tion  from  Captain  Barney  and  other  prominent  citizens 
of  the  place.  At  the  house  of  Samuel  Chase,  one  of  the 
Maryland  signers  of  the  Declaration  of  Independence 
and  father  of  Mary  who  in  1808  married  William  Bed 
ford  Barney,  eldest  son  of  Commodore  Joshua  Barney, 
Captain  Bonaparte  met  a  great  number  of  persons  in 

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B  olona  Av«.  called  I  Powder  Mill  Ro»d  II  f>arh*r  Bed  Lane  ft  Betty  Bush's  Lane 

1  o  Old  Bonaparte  Barn 

2c    Old  Govanstown  Academy 

3 a  Old  Black  Barn  (Hostelry)  obliterated 

40     Haunted   House.   Now  tamb't  prOfKrty  r«mo<tf(ledy 

III     Houses  on  Race  Track 

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5  O  Mason  dr  And«r3on°t  6re«n  Houses  (rccentj 


Plan    of   Govanstown,  Maryland,  at   a  period   beginning   about    1810 


high  social,  political  and  literary  life.  *It  was  here 
that  he  made  the  acquaintance  of  Miss  Elizabeth 
Patterson  whom  he  subsequently  married. 

The  social  life  of  Baltimore  during  the  visit  of  Cap 
tain  Bonaparte  was  brilliant,  and  Captain  Barney  was 
a  faithful  friend  in  keeping  young  Bonaparte  in  touch 
with  cultured  Baltimore.  At  Govanstown  the  races 
were  attended  by  the  beauty  and  social  element  of 
Baltimore  and  it  is  stated  that  one  day  as  Jerome  rode 
out  to  the  races  from  Baltimore  that  he  was  one  of  the 
most  superb-looking  men  then  living.  It  is  claimed  by 
Mary  Chase  Barney  in  her  "Biographical  Memoirs  of 
Commodore  Joshua  Barney,"  that  it  was  at  one  of 
these  social  events  that  Bonaparte,  in  company  with 
Commodore  Barney,  first  met  Miss  Patterson.  Later 
Commodore  Barney  very  prudently  and  firmly  remon 
strated  with  young  Bonaparte  against  forming  an 
attachment  with  the  young  lady,  situated  as  he  was, 
and  he  also  felt  it  his  duty  to  make  the  same  represen 
tations  to  the  family  of  Miss  Patterson  and  thus  instead 
of  assisting  Jerome  in  the  step  which  he  seemed  re 
solved  upon  taking,  young  Barney  did  everything  that 
strict  propriety  would  justify  to  prevent  its  consumma 
tion. 

On  his  visit  young  Bonaparte  was  invited  by  Commo 
dore  Barney  to  reside  with  him  during  his  stay  in 
Baltimore.  The  invitation  was  gratefully  accepted 
and  he  remained  several  weeks  to  enjoy  the  hospi 
tality  of  his  family.  Jerome  was  accompanied  by 
his  friend  General  Reubel,  a  secretary,  physician  and  a 

*  "The  Bonaparte- Patterson  Marriage,  1803  and  the  Secret  Correspondence  on  the 
Subject"  by  W.  T.  R.  Saffell,  1873. 

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Monument  erected  to  the  memory  of  Jerome  Napoleon  Bonaparte 
Loudon  Park  Cemetery,  Baltimore,  Maryland. 


MADAM  JEROME  BONAPARTE 

(Elizabeth  Patterson) 


Old  Academy 

Govanstown, 

Maryland 


Bonaparte  Stable 

Govanstown, 

Maryland 


Old  Race  Track 

Govanstown,  Maryland 


large  suite  of  attendants.  Together  they  visited  Phila 
delphia,  York,  Lancaster,  the  Springs  and  other 
fashionable  places  of  summer  resort,  and  the  races  at 
the  beautiful  village  of  Havre-de-Grace  on  the  Sus- 
quehanna. 


BALTIMORE 


In  the  Federal  Gazette  of  Tuesday,  December  27, 
1803,  is  the  following: 

"Married  on  Saturday  evening  last  by  the  Reverend 
Bishop  Carroll  Mr.  Jerome  Bonaparte,  youngest  brother 
of  the  First  Consul  of  the  French  Republic  to  Miss 
Elizabeth  Patterson  eldest  daughter  of  William  Pat 
terson  of  this  city. 


In  a  letter  dated  at  New  York  September  5th,  1804, 
addressed  to  her  father  William  Patterson,  Baltimore, 
Maryland,  Mrs.  Bonaparte  writes: 

"We  have  made  a  journey  here  for  nothing,  as  Gen 
eral  Armstrong,  the  Ambassador,  after  writing  to  Mr. 
Bonaparte  that  he  would  be  delighted  at  taking  me  to 
France  with  him,  changed  his  mind  and  went  off  with 
out  me.  To-morrow  we  are  to  leave  this  place  for 
Philadelphia  and  from  thence  we  go  to  Springfield 
(Maryland)  immediately." 

Jerome  Bonaparte  with  his  bride  visited  West  Brook- 
field  this  same  year  (1804),  and  probably  on  this  same 
trip. 

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Didier's  History,  page  167,  states  that  "Madam 
Bonaparte  sailed  from  Europe  (France)  July  15,  1824 
and  arrived  in  New  York  harbor  at  the  end  of  August. 
She  was  met  by  her  son  and  she  accompanied  him  to 
Lancaster,  Massachusetts.  She  returned  in  November 
and  her  son  accompanied  her  (from  Lancaster,  near 
Fitchburg)  to  Hartford,  where  she  took  the  steamer 
for  New  York  on  her  way  to  Baltimore."  The  route 
was  undoubtedly  through  Springfield,  as  this  was  the 
regular  highway. 


Miss  Elizabeth  Patterson,  after  her  marriage  in 
1803,  called  herself  Mrs.  Jerome  Bonaparte  until  she 
obtained  a  divorce  from  the  Legislature  of  Maryland 
in  1814  with  permission  to  resume  her  maiden  name. 
From  that  time  onward  she  always  signed  herself 
"Elizabeth  Patterson,"  but  was  very  generally  known 
and  rather  frequently  addressed  as  "Madame 
Bonaparte." 


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NOTE. — Probably  the  best  account  published  of  the 
Bonaparte-Patterson  episode  is  to  be  found  in  the  book 
entitled,  "The  Bonaparte-Patterson  Marriage,  1803 
and  the  Secret  Correspondence  on  the  Subject,"  by 
W.  T.  R.  SafTell.  12  mo.  254  pages.  Portrait.  Pub 
lished  in  1873. 


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NOTE. — Our  Bath,  England,  agents  report  that  they 
examined  all  the  records  of  the  Public  Record  Office, 
London,  for  vessels  sailing  from  England  to  Salem  for 
the  years  1630-1634  and  that  every  available  document 
must  have  been  "unearthed,"  but  no  trace  of  the  vessel 
in  which  Jacob  Barney  (Salem  1634)  sailed  could  be 
found. 


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BARNEY 

I  Jacob,  settled  in  Salem,  1634 

II  Jacob,  born  England 

III  John  1665 

IV  William  1701 
V  William 

VI     Jairus  Sidney  i?99 

VII     Everett  Hosmer  1835 

VIII     George  Murray  1863 

Note. — One  William  Barney  settled  in  Balti 
more  (about)  1695 

William,  Jr.,  1718 
Joshua  1759 
and  are  probably  descendants  of  this  same  Jacob,  1634. 


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LIBRARY  OF  CONGRESS 


The  Library  of  Congress  has  the  following  maps  and 
publications  referring  to  Battle  of  Bladensburg: 

"Sketch  of  the  march  of  the  British  army  under  Gen 
eral  Ross,  from  the  I9th  to  the  2Qth  August  1814.  From 
a  sketch  by  D.  Evans  Ll.  3d.  Drns.  Dy.  As1.  Qr.  Mas1. 
Gen1."  173/2  x  *3//2 — Inset  map:  "Sketch  of  the  engage 
ment  on  the  24th  of  August  1814  between  the  British 
and  American  forces."  9^  x  9^. 

(In  Ingraham  (E.  D.)  a  sketch  of  the  events  which 
preceded  the  capture  of  Washington  by  the  British.  .  8°. 
Philadelphia,  Carey  &  Hart,  1849). 


The  affair  at  Bladensburg,  Aug.  21,  1814.     6x7. 

(In  Wilkinson  (J.)  Diagrams  and  plans  illustrative 
of  the  principal  battles  and  military  affairs  treated  of 
in  memoirs  of  my  own  times.  4°  Philadelphia,  A. 
Small,  1816.  noi7). 


Map  of  the  battle  of  Bladensburg    8  x 

(In  Parker  (C.  T.)  A  narrative  of  the  battle  of 
Bladensburg;  in  a  letter  to  Henry  Banning.  By  an 
officer  of  gen.  Smith's  staff,  (n.p.,  1814?) 


201 


Map  of  the  battle  ground  at  Bladensburg.    Aug.  24, 

1814.    Sl/2x6l/2- 

(In  Williams  (J.  S.)  History  of  the  invasion  and 
capture  of  Washington,  and  of  the  events  which  pre 
ceded  and  followed.  12°.  New  York,  Harper  &  Bros., 
1857). 

March  of  the  British  army  from  Benedict  to  Bladens 
burg.  7  x  5. — Inset  map:  Plan  of  the  battle  ground 
at  Bladensburg.  4^  x  3^. 

(In  Lossing  (B.  J.)  The  American  revolution  and 
the  war  of  1812.  3  v.  8°.  New  York,  New  York  Book 
concern,  1875.  v.  3,  p.  929). 

SPECTATOR,  pseud. 

An  enquiry  respecting  the  capture  of  Washington 
by  the  British,  on  the  24th  August,  1814:  with  an  ex 
amination  of  the  report  of  committee  of  investiga 
tion  appointed  by  Congress.  By  Spectator.  Wash 
ington  city,  Printed  1816.  32  p. 

Attributed  to  John  Armstrong,  secretary  of  war. 
cf.  Winsor. 

YOUNG,  FRANCIS  J. 

Bladensburg,  an  old  Maryland  town.  By  F.  J. 
Young. 

(In  Baltimore  and  Ohio  Railway  Company,  Book  of 
the  Royal  Blue,  Baltimore,  1906.  v.  9,  no.  4,  (Janu 
ary,  1906).  p.  (u) — 17.  illus.). 

WINDER,  RIDER  H. 

Remarks  on  a  pamphlet,  entitled  "An  enquiry  re 
specting  the  capture  of  Washington  by  the  British,  on 


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the  24th  of  August,  1814,  with,  &c.  &c.    By  Spectator." 
Baltimore,  Printed  by  J.  Robinson,  1816. 
i  p.  i,  72  p. 

WELLER,  MICHAEL  IGNATIUS,  1846- 

.    .    .   Unwelcome  visitors  to  Washington,  August  24, 

1814,  by  M.  I.  Weller  and  James  Ewell,  M.D.:    The 

military  and  private  secretaries  of  George  Washington, 

by  Mary  S.  Beall.     Washington,  The  Society,   1895. 

cover-title,  64  p. 

Reprinted  from  Records  of  the  Columbia  historical 
society,  vol.  i,  no.  2,  p.  55-118. 


The  Library  of  Congress  also  contains  the  following 
newspapers  covering  the  period: 

Daily  Federal  Republican,  Georgetown,  D.  C. 

Daily  National  Intelligencer,  Washington. 

New  York  Gazette  and  General  advertiser. 

New  York  Evening  Post. 

Boston  Gazette. 

Boston  weekly  messenger. 

Boston  Spectator. 

NOTE. — While  there  are  various  monuments  com 
memorating  the  war  of  1812-14  and  various  individuals 
connected  with  that  war,  there  is  no  monument  com 
memorating  the  battle  of  Bladensburg.  The  English 
government  has  celebrated  the  event  by  connecting 
the  name  of  Bladensburg  with  that  of  Ross,  for  ex 
ample,  the  present  Lord  is  called  Lord  Ross  of  Bladens 
burg. 

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Died 

April  29-1861 
Aed  83yrs. 


Joshua  Barney 

Born  March  2,  1778,  Taunton,  Mass. 

Died  April  29,  1861,  Springfield,  Mass. 

Buried  in  the  Peabody  Cemetery,  Springfield,  Mass. 


BARNEY 

(or  Barne) 

Extracts  and  References 
from  English  Sources 


The  BARNEY  (or  BARNE)  family  ;incidentally 

of    the    American    Commodore    Joshua    Barney; 

Extracts  and  References 

from 
English  Sources 

BARNEY  (pronounced  BAR-NI)  Joshua. 
Born  at  Baltimore,  July  6,  1759. 
Died  at  Pittsburg,  Pennsylvania,  Dec.  I,  1818. 
American  Naval  Officer  in  the  Revolutionary  War. 

He  became  a  lieutenant  in  1776;  captured,  while  in 
command  of  the  Hyder  Ali,  the  British  sloop  of  War 
GENERAL  MONK,  April  8,  1782;  was  sent  to  France 
with  despatches  for  Franklin  in  1782;  was  a  captain  in 
the  French  service  1795-1800;  commanded  in  Chesa 
peake  Bay  in  1814,  and  was  taken  prisoner  at  Bladens- 
burg  in  the  same  year. 

vide  Smith's  Century  Cyclopaedia  of  Names," 
London  and  New  York  (1903),  page  122. 

BARNE  the  word  according  to  Murray's  "New  En 
glish  Dictionary,"  1888, — in  its  early  use  was  descrip 
tive  of  an  "Assembly  or  body  of  barons,  baronage." 
Its  most  ancient  use  as  such  was  as  early  as  the  year 
I375-  The  word  BARNE  was  used  in  Cornwall  as 
early  as  1602  as  a  description  of  a  certain  kind  of  fish. 
It  has  also  been  used  as  a  variation  of  Bairn,  Barn,  and 
Burn. 

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1746.  A  MR.  RICHARD  BARNEY  was  buried  in 
THE  ABBEY  CHURCH,  Bath,  England  28th.  March, 
1746.- 

vide  "Bath  Abbey  Registers." 

1871.  CONSTANCE  ADELAIDE  BARNE,  com 
monly  known  as  LADY  CONSTANCE  ADELAIDE 
BARNE,  daughter  of  the  Fifth  Marquess  of  Hertford. 
Married  in  1871,  Lieutenant  Colonel  F.  St.  John 
Barne,  late  of  Scots  Guards,  of  Sotterly  Park,  Wang- 
ford,  in  the  County  of  Suffolk,  England. — vide  Fox- 
Davies's  "Armorial  Families,"  1897.  page,  67. 

BARNEY,  Joseph,  a  Fruit  and  Flower  Painter. 

Born  at  Wolverhampton,  England,  in  1751.  At  the 
age  of  16  he  went  to  London  and  studied  under  Zucchi 
and  Angelica  Kauffmann.  He  gained  a  premium  at 
the  Society  of  Arts  in  1774,  and  whilst  quite  young  was 
appointed  drawing  master  at  the  Royal  Military  Acad 
emy.  He  held  this  post  for  27  years.  He  first  exhibited 
at  the  Royal  Academy  in  1786.  He  dealt  at  first  with 
classical,  and  afterwards  with  religious  subjects,  later 
he  painted  domestic  life,  and  sank  finally  to  flower 
painting  in  the  service  of  the  Prince  Regent  (George 
IV.).  His  last  time  of  exhibiting  was  in  1827.— 

vide  "Dictionary  of  National  Biography."  1885. 
Volume  3,  page  262. 

The  Norfolk  and  Kent  (England)  branch  of  the 
family  for  crest  have:— 

A  plume  of  seven  feathers,  azure  and  gules,  four  at 
bottom,  three  at  top.  A  variation  is  without  the  coro- 

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net  (as  illustrated  in  Washbourne),  and  one  feather 
added  to  bottom  row. — 

vide  Washbourne's  "Book  of  Family  Crests,"  1847. 

BARNEYS  (The)  of  Finchinfield,  Essex,  England,  are 
mentioned  in  the  HARLEIAN  MANUSCRIPTS, 
1137,  folio,  36  b.,  1432  27b. 

BARNEY  (Joseph)  Engraver.  Practised  about  the 
end  of  the  i8th  century.  There  are  some  plates  by 
him  after  BASSANO,  and  in  the  dotted  (or  stipple) 
manner  after  HAMILTON  and  others.— 

vide  Redgrave's  "Dictionary  of  Artists,"  volume  8, 
1874. 

BARNEY  (Joseph)  Flower  painter,  son  of  Joseph 
Barney,  1751.  He  practised  at  Southampton,  England. 
He  exhibited  at  the  Water-Colour  Society  in  1815  and 
the  three  following  years,  and  was  an  occasional  ex 
hibitor  in  London.— 

vide  Redgrave's  "Dictionary  of  Artists,"  volume  8, 
1874. 

BARNEY  (William  Whiston)  Engraver,  brother  of 
Joseph.  He  was  a  pupil  of  S.  W.  Reynolds,  and  prac 
tised  in  Mezzotint.  He  engraved  among  others,  por 
traits  of  the  Marquis  of  Blandford,  after  Cosway,  R.  A.; 
Sir  Arthur  Wellesley,  after  Hoppner,  R.  A.;  and  some 
sporting  subjects  after  Reinagle,  R.  A.  About  1805  he 
quitted  his  profession,  purchased  a  commission  in  the 

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army,  and  rose  to  some  distinction  in  the  Peninsular 
campaign. 

vide  Redgrave's  "Dictionary  of  Artists,"  volume  8, 
1874. 

BARNEYS  (The)  of  the  county  of  Kent,  England,  are 
mentioned  in  the  HARLEIAN  MANUSCRIPTS  4108 
folio  65. 

BARNE  (The)  Family  of  Kent,  are  mentioned  in  the 
HARLEIAN  ADDITIONAL  MANUSCRIPTS,  14, 

307,  folio  6b.  A  reference  to  the  coat  of  arms  of  the 
family  only. 

BARNE  (The)  Family  of  London,  are  mentioned  in 
the  HARLEIAN  MANUSCRIPTS,  1504,  folios  n6b., 
I75b.,  and  1541,  folio  193. 

BARNE  (The),  or  BARON  Family,  from  the  County 
of  Essex,  are  also  mentioned  in  the  HARLEIAN 
MANUSCRIPTS,  1463,  folios  $2b.,  54,  65,  and 
4o6b.,  as  then  of  LONDON. 

BARNEY  (The)  Family  of  GUNTON,  and  REDHAM, 
Norfolk,  have  references  to  them  in  the  HARLEIAN 
MANUSCRIPTS,  1177,  folio  94,  1552  folio  2ogb,  and 
1552,  folio  233b.,  and  to  their  coats  of  arms,  6093, 
folios  2  and  4. 

BARNE  (The)  Family  of  STOKE,  Surrey,  from  the 
County  of  Kent,  and  their  coat  of  arms  are  mentioned 
in  the  HARLEIAN  ADDITIONAL  MANUSCRIPTS, 
5533,  folio  263b. 


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(The  HARLEIAN  and  ADDITIONAL  MANU 
SCRIPTS,  quoted  above  are  in  the  BRITISH  MU 
SEUM,  London,  and  can  be  consulted  and  extracts 
made  and  supplied  by  arrangements.) 

"  BARNEY,  Joshua, 

Born  1759. 

Died,  1818. 

A  brilliant  American  naval  officer  who  served  in  the 
War  of  Independence  and  captured  the  GENERAL 
MONK,  and  in  1812  bore  a  distinguished  part  in  the 
battle  of  Bladensburg." 

vide  Cassell's  "New  Biographical  Dictionary,"  1892, 
page  101. 

"BARNEY,  Joshua,  a  distinguished  Naval  Commander 
in  the  service  of  the  United  States,  was  born  at  Balti 
more,  in  1759.  When  a  boy  he  made  several  voyages 
to  Europe;  and  in  1776,  when  not  seventeen,  he  was 
presented  with  a  lieutenant's  commission  on  account 
of  his  bravery.  During  the  struggle  for  American  In 
dependence,  BARNEY  took  several  vessels,  and  per 
formed  numerous  acts  of  gallantry;  was  taken  and 
retaken;  taken  again  and  sent  to  Plymouth,  from 
which  place  he  made  his  escape;  was  again  retaken, 
but  finally  escaped,  and  arrived  in  Philadelphia  in  1782. 
He  immediately  entered  on  active  duty,  and  continued 
a  successful  career  till  the  end  of  the  war.  In  1795  he 
received  the  commission  of  captain  in  the  French  ser 
vice,  and  commanded  a  French  squadron,  but  resigned 
his  command  in  1800,  and  returned  to  America.  In 

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1813  he  was  appointed  to  command  the  flotilla  for  de 
fence  of  the  Chesapeake.  During  the  summer  of  1814 
he  kept  up  an  active  warfare  with  the  British;  but 
having  landed  most  of  his  men,  and  joined  the  army 
when  they  entered  Patuxent,  he  was  wounded  and 
made  prisoner. 

Died  at  Pittsburg   1818." 

Vide  Maunder's  "New  Universal  Biography,"  1847, 
page  76. 

"BARNEY,  Joshua,  a  distinguished  American  Sea 
man,  who  was  born  at  Baltimore  on  the  6th.  of  July 
1759.  He  went  to  sea  whilst  quite  a  youth,  and  at  the 
beginning  of  the  Revolutionary  War,  entered  an  Ameri 
can  sloop  in  the  capacity  of  master's  mate.  He  ac 
companied  the  squadron  of  Commodore  Hopkins,  by 
which,  in  1775,  the  capture  of  New  Providence  was 
effected.  His  gallantry  obtained  for  him  the  rank  of 
lieutenant,  and  he  was  taken  prisoner  by  the  English, 
but  soon  exchanged.  In  October,  1779,  he  together 
with  a  friend,  captured  a  considerable  prize,  and  in  the 
next  year  married.  In  a  few  weeks  after  this,  he  was 
robbed  of  all  his  money  in  going  to  Baltimore,  and 
without  mentioning  his  loss,  he  soon  went  again  to  sea, 
where  he  was  taken  prisoner,  carried  to  England,  and 
confined  at  Plymouth,  from  whence  however,  he 
escaped,  and  returning  to  Pennsylvania,  received  the 
command  of  a  small  ship  with  which  he  captured  the 
GENERAL  MONK,  belonging  to  the  English  Fleet. 
In  the  latter  end  of  the  year,  he  was  employed  to 
carry  despatches  to  Dr.  Franklin,  at  Paris,  and  to  bring 


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back  a  quantity  of  bullion  lent  by  the  French  king  to 
the  United  States.  In  1796  he  went  again  to  France 
with  Mr.  Munroe,  deputed  the  bearer  of  the  national 
flag  to  the  Convention,  and  held  for  a  short  time  a 
naval  command  under  the  French  Government.  He 
resigned  it  in  1800,  and  returned  to  America,  and  in 
1813  was  appointed  to  the  command  of  the  flotilla 
assembled  to  protect  the  CHESAPEAKE.  He  was 
present  at  the  engagement  of  Bladensburg,  on  the  24th 
of  August,  1814,  and  was  wounded.  In  May,  1815,  he 
went  on  a  mission  to  Europe,  and  returned  in  October 
following.  After  this  he  lived  in  retirement,  and  died 
on  the  ist  of  December  1818,  at  Pittsburg,  on  his  way 
to  Kentucky,  where  he  had  intended  to  settle.  He 
served  his  country  for  forty-one  years,  and  was  engaged, 
says  Dr.  Allen,  in  twenty-six  battles  and  one  duel. — 
Vide  Rose's  "New  General  Biographical  Dictionary," 
1848,  p.  202. 


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A  PARTIAL  LIST  OF  WRITINGS  AND  DOCU 
MENTS  PUBLISHED   RELATING  TO  COMMO 
DORE    JOSHUA    BARNEY    AND    OTHERS    BY 
THE  NAME  OF  BARNEY 


Baltimore:  past  and  present.  With  biographical 
sketches  of  its  representative  men.  Baltimore, 
Richardson  &  Bennett,  1871.  562  pp.  Portraits  8°. 

Joshua  Barney,  pp.  181-184. 

Barney,  Mrs.  Mary 

A  biographical  memoir  of  the  late  Commodore 
Joshua  Barney:  from  autobiographical  notes  and 
journals  in  possession  of  his  family,  and  other 
authentic  sources. 

Boston:  Gray  and  Bowen,  1832.  xvi,  328  pp.  *Por- 
trait  8°. 

Reviewed  in  American  Quarterly  Review,  March, 
1833,  v  13:    1-30. 

Duyckinck,  Evert  Augustus 

National  Portrait  Gallery  of  Eminent  Americans 
New  York:  Johnson,  Fry  &  Company,  1862.  2  v. 
Portraits  4°. 

Joshua  Barney,  v.  I,  pp.  212-221. 


*  James   Wood,  1798-1807,  Engraver.     Sketch   of  him   is  to  be   found   in   "Dunlap's 
History  of  Arts  and  Designs.     Vol.  2.     Page  97. 

213 


Frost,  John 

American  naval  biography. 

Philadelphia:    E.  H.  Butler,   1844.     Portraits  8°. 
Joshua  Barney,  pp.  106-134. 

Herring,  James,  editor 

The    National    Portrait    Gallery    of    distinguished 
Americans:   with  biographical  sketches  Philadelphia: 
D.  Rice  &  A.  N.  Hart,  1854  4  v.  4°. 
Joshua  Barney,  v.  3,  pp.  151-166. 

Jones,  Abner  Dumont 

The  American  portrait  gallery:  containing  correct 
portraits  and  brief  notices  of  the  principal  actors  in 
American  history. 

New  York:   J.  M.  Emerson  and  Company,  1855.    8°. 
Joshua  Barney,  pp.  497-498. 

Judson,  L.  Carroll 

The  sages  and  heroes  of  the  American  Revolution. 
Philadelphia:    Published  by  the  author,   1851.     8 
Joshua  Barney,  pp.  39-49. 

Rogers,  Thomas  J.,  compiler 

A  new  American  biographical  dictionary. 
Easton,  Pennsylvania:  Thomas  J.  Rogers,  1824.    8 
Joshua  Barney,  pp.  38-50. 

United  States.    loth  Congress,  first  session. 
House  executive  documents. 
Petition  of  Joshua  Barney,  praying  to  be  admitted 

214 


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to  a  seat  in  the  House  to  represent  the  city  of  Balti 
more,  and  complaining  of  undue  election  and  return 
of  W.  McCreery.  November  9,  1807.  4  pp. 

Report  on  the  election  of  W.  McCreery.  Amending 
report  on  the  memorial  of  Joshua  Barney,  of  Balti 
more,  complaining  of  the  undue  election  and  return 
of  W.  McCreery  as  a  representative.  December  7, 
1807.  18  pp. 

26th  Congress,  first  session.  House  Report  Num 
ber  535. 

Report  from  the  committee  on  naval  affairs,  to  whom 
was  referred  the  petition  of  Harriet  Barney,  widow 
of  Commodore  Barney,  May  25,  1840.  i  page.  8°. 

26th  Congress,  second  session.  Senate  report  num 
ber  76. 

Report  from  the  committee  on  claims,  to  whom  was 
referred  the  petition  and  papers  of  John  Pritchett. 
January  28,  1842.  4  pp.  8°. 

Petitioner  entered  claim  for  sixty  barrels  of  tar 
burned  by  order  of  Commodore  Barney. 

White,  J.  T. 

National  Biographical  Encyclopedia,  vol.  4,  pp.  167. 

Scharf,  J.  T. 

Baltimore,  Maryland,  Chronicles  of,  being  a  com 
plete  history  of.  8  vo.,  756  pp.,  1874. 

Vermont.  Rolls  of  the  soldiers  in  the  Revolutionary 
war,  1775-1783.  Compiled  by  J.  E.  Goodrich,  8  vo. 
927  pp.  1904. 

215 


Maclay's  History  of  the  Navy,  War  of  1812 
Vol.  i.    Page  583. 

Original  lists  of  persons  of  quality  who  went  to  America, 
1600  to  1700.  By  J.  C.  Hotten.  4  to.  580  pages. 
J.  W.  Bouton.  1880. 

Taunton  Massachusetts,  History  of 

By  Samuel  Hopkins  Emery.     4  to.     Portraits.     878 
pages.     1893. 

Office  of  Register  of  Deeds,  Newport,  Rhode  Island, 

1763,  Barney,  Sarah,  widow,  bought  of -  37  acres 

in  Kings  Town. 

Bristol,  Rhode  Island.    First  Congregational  Church 
Record, 

Barnee  (or  Barney)  Mary  was  received  into  full  com 
munion  of  April  12,  1696. 

Commodore  Joshua  Barney:  The  Hereof  the  Battle 
of  Bladensburg.     Incidents  of  his  life  gleaned  from 
contemporaneous  sources.     By  M.  I.  Weller. 
Columbia  Historical  Society,  Vol.  14,  page  67. 


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INDEX 

Adams,  Joel  Willard no 

Adams,  Mrs.  J.  W 178 

Adams,  M.  Virginia no 

Adams,  Nicholson  Barney no,  178 

Aiken,  Matilda 85,  96 

Aisquith,  William 56 

Alexander,  Captain 184 

Angell,  James 119 

Antoinette,  Marie         140,  185 

Arbuthnot,  Admiral 136 

Armstrong,  General 196 

Baldwin,  Ann 86 

Baltimore,  Lord 27,  157 

Bankson,  John         145 

Barney,  A 120 

Barney,  Absalom 42,47,48,63,115,127 

Barney,  Adelee 77 

Barney,  Ann 87,  116,  117 

Barney,  Anna 42,  116,  116 

Barney,  Anna  S 116 

Barney,  Anne 118,  119,  119,  119,  119,  119 

Barney,  Anne  Bedford 91 

Barney,  Anne  (Bedford) 76,  84,  90,  94 

Barney,  Anne  (Dornin) 98,  106,  no,  112 

Barney,  Belle  Mclntosh 98,  1 10 

Barney,  Benjamin         .      .      .     42,  42,  47,  48,  117,  118,  128 

Barney,  Carolina  S 94 

Barney,  Caroline 77,87,116,119 

217 


Barney,  Caroline  Hindman 98 

Barney,  Caroline  Louisa 91 

Barney,  Caroline  W 87 

Barney,  Caroline  Williams 87,  116 

Barney,  Catherine  Chase 87 

Barney,  Charity 67,  116 

Barney,  Charity  (Stiles) 70 

Barney,  Charles  R 120,  121,  121 

Barney,  Charlotte         87 

Barney,  Chase         88,  116 

Barney,  Clara  Louise          87,  116 

Barney,  Eliza 78,  78,  116 

Barney,  Eliza  Jacobs  (Rogers) 98 

Barney,  Eliza  (Rogers)       .      .      . 104 

Barney,  Elizabeth 

23,  27,  27,  27,  28,  28,  29,  29,  29,  41,  41,  42,  42,  42,  64, 
66,  66,  66,  70,  115,  115,  115,  128,  128,  128,  129 

Barney,  Elizabeth  Hindman         98,  104 

Barney,  Elizabeth  (Hindman) 98,  99 

Barney,  Elizabeth  Rawlings  (sometimes  written  Rollins 

and     Rawlins) 90,  116 

Barney,  Elizabeth  (Stevenson) 41 

Barney,  Elizabeth  Young 85,  96,  116 

Barney,  Esther 119 

Barney,  Esther  Nicholson       .      .      .98,  177,  177,  178,  178 

Barney,  Evelina 84 

Barney,  Everett  Hosmer         200 

Barney,  Frances 116 

Barney,  Frances  Holland 115,  115,  126 

Barney,  Frances  Holland  (Watts) 

53,  53,  53,  53,  53,  54,  54,  54,  54,  54,  55,  56,  56,  64,  70, 
74,  76,  129 
Barney,  Frances  Van  Wyck 91 

218 


Barney,  Francis 116 

Barney,  George  Murray 200 

Barney,  Georgianna  (Carroll) 100 

Barney,  Mrs.  (Harriet) 165 

Barney,  Harriot 116 

Barney,  Hebe 70 

Barney,  Helen  Winder 98 

Barney,  Henry 77,  119 

Barney,  Isabelle  Aiken 85,96,  116 

Barney,  Jacob 199,  200,  200,  200,  200 

Barney,  Jairus  Sidney 200 

Barney,  John    70,  77,  94,  94,  98,  99,  115,  119,  119,  119,  200 

Barney,  John  H 71,  120 

Barney,  John  Holland       64,  67,  67,  68,  70,  70,  88,  116,  129 

Barney,  John  Hollins 78,  78 

Barney,  Captain  J.  N 107,  178 

Barney,  Dr.  J.  N.          107,  178 

Barney,  Mrs.  J.  N 107 

Barney,  Joseph  Nicholson 

94,  98,  98,  98,  99,  99,  104,  1 06,  no,  112 

Barney,  Joseph  Nicholson,  Jr 98,  106 

Barney,  Josephine  Carter        ....     106,  106,  107,  108 
Barney  (Commodore),  Joshua 

41,  64,  66,  67,  74,  76,  76,  78,  78,  78,  79,  79,  79,  79,  80, 
81,  84,  85,  86,  86,  86,  88,  90,  94,  96,  100,  101,  107,  116, 
116,  116,  117,  117,  119,  119,  119,  119,  119,  119,  120, 
124,  124,  124,  124,  126,  127,  128,  128,  129,  129,  129, 
130,  132,  132,  132,  133,  134,  135,  135,  136,  137,  137, 
137,  138,  138,  140,  140,  140,  144,  145,  145,  145,  148, 
150,  150,  150,  152,  153,  153,  153,  153,  153,  154,  154, 
158,  158,  160,  160,  160,  161,  162,  165,  165,  165,  166, 
1 66,  168,  170,  171,  171,  171,  172,  172,  173,  173,  173, 
!74>  J74>  i?4.  i?4»  *76,  177,  178,  181,  184,  184,  184, 

219 


i8s,  185,  1 86,  187,  187,  187,  187,  188,  188,  188,  189, 
192,  192,  192,  192,  194,  194,  194,  194,  194,  194,  200 

Barney,  Joshua  Carroll 96,  100,  101 

Barney,  Louis    .          77,  90,  90,  116,  116,  116,  117,  117,  119 

Barney,  Margaret         115 

Barney,  Margrett  or  Margret  or  Margarett       .     64,  67,  129 

Barney,  Maria  Frances 67,  70,  116 

Barney,  Martha 42,  127 

Barney,  Mary 

43,  48,  48,  48,  48,  62,  63,  64,  67,  87,  115,  115,  115,  115, 
115,  116,  116,  116,  118,  124,  127,  128,  128,  128,  128, 
128,  128,  128,  128,  128,  128,  128,  128,  129,  130,  130, 
130 

Barney,  Mary  (  ) 42 

Barney,  Mary  Ann 120,  121 

Barney,  Mary  Beale 99,  112 

Barney,  Mary  Chase 117,194 

Barney,  Mary  (Chase) 87,  87,  96 

Barney,  Matilda 116,  116,  117,  117,  120 

Barney,  Matilda  (Aiken)         100 

Barney,  Merkle 120 

Barney,  Merriam  (or  Maria)  Monroe 87 

Barney,  Moses      42,  48,  48,  61,  117,  118,  118,  118,  118,  128 

Barney,  Nannie  Dornin 98,  177,  177,  177 

Barney,  Peggy  64,  67,  129 

Barney,  Polly 120 

Barney,  Rawlins 117 

Barney,  Rawlins  Louis 91 

Barney,  Rebecca 117 

Barney,  Rebecca  R 85 

Barney,  Rebecca  Ridgely        .      .      .        84,85,96,117,117 

Barney,  Ruth 43,48,48,115,117,128 

Barney,  Sarah 118,  118,  118,  118 

220 


Barney,  Sylvester 120 

Barney,  Thomas 42,  118 

Barney,  Thomas  Dornin 99 

Barney,  William 

21,  21,  21,   22,  22,  29,  30,  33,  33,  33,  34,  41,  41,  41,  42, 

47,  47,  47,  48,  49,  49,  55,  56,  61,  61,  63,  66,  68,  87,  115, 

115,  115,  115,  115,  115,  115,  115,  115,  116,  116,  116, 

116,  117,  117,  119,  125,  125,  126,  126,  126,  127,  127, 

127,  127,  127,  128,  128,  128,  128,  128,  128,  128,  128, 

128,  128,    128,    129,    130,    130,    130,    200,   200,   2OO 

Barney,  William  (Junior) 

41,  42,  47,  53,  53,  53,  53,  53,  54,  54,  54,  54,  54,  55,  61, 

61,  61,  61,  61,  61,  62,  62,  62,  62,  63,  64,  64,  66,  66,  68, 

68,  70,  74,  76,  200 

Barney  (Second  son  William) 42,  47,  48 

Barney,  William  B 87,  87,  88 

Barney,  William  Bedford  76,  84,  86,  87,  88,  96,  192 

Barney,  William  Joshua    .      .         85,  96,  ioo,  100,  101,  117 

Barney,  William  Joshua,  Jr.          101 

Barney,  William  R 88 

Barney,  William  Stevenson     .     64,  67,  74,  74,  129,  135,  154 

Beard,  John 48,  59,  60,  60,  61 

Bedford,  Anne 76 

Bedford,  Gunning         76,  76 

Bell,  Thomas 120 

Belloc,  Francis         120 

Bentalau,  Paul 145 

Bladen,  Governor 86 

Bladen,  Thomas 157 

Blake,  James 160 

Bonaparte,  Jerome 

192,   192,   192,  192,   192,   194,   194,   194,   194,  194,  194, 

194,  194,  194,  196,  196,  196,  198,  198 

221 


Bonaparte,  Mrs.  (Jerome)       ....     196,  197,  197,  197 

Bond,  Peter 26,  26,  28,  29 

Bond,  Sarah 42,  117 

Bond,  Thomas         61,  62 

Bordley,  John  Beale 

53,  53,  53,  54,  54,  54,  54,  55,  55,  55,  55,  5° 
Bowen,  A 140 

Bozley,  Delilah 42,  117 

Brown,  Hugh 117 

Butler,  Absalom 62 

Byron,  Lord 163 

Cabot,  Messrs 152 

Caldwell,  Captain         135 

Carroll,  Bishop 196 

Carroll,  Georgianna  Floyd 85,  100 

Carroll,  William  Byers 85,  100 

Carter,  Dr.  D.  D 106 

Carter,  Julia  A 106 

Chase,  Mary 86,  86,  86,  86,  192 

Chase,  Samuel         86,  86,  86,  86,  86,  192 

Chase,  Thomas 86 

Clay,  Henry 157 

Clemm,  William 145 

Cockburn,  Admiral 174 

Cole  (or  Coale),  Harriet 76 

Crepin,  L.  P 137 

Dampheaux, —         87,  87 

Davidson, — 172 

Dawson,  Doctor 171,  174 

de  Zeng,  Josephine 114 

Dickinson,  Governor 137 

Diffendorfer,  Dr.  Michael 120 

Dornin,  Anne  Geddon 98 


222 


Dornin,  Commodore  Thomas  A 107 

Dornin,  Thomas  L 98 

Ellicott,  William 96 

Ellicott,  William  M 85 

Elwell,  Doctor        174 

Ensor,  John 61 

Evans,  Job         49,  49 

Evans,  John 49,  49 

Ford,  Mordecai 43 

Franklin,  Dr 134,  140,  185 

Franklin,  Thomas         27 

Gales,  Jo,  Jr 160 

Giles,  Hannah  Kitty 86 

Gill,  Absolem 118 

Gill,  John 118 

Gill,  William 118 

Glendy,— 87 

Gorter,  Albert  L 84 

Grant,  Mr 145 

Griest,  Isaac 145 

Groggon,  James 14 

Gwathmey,  Mrs.  Margaret 120 

Gwathmey,  Mary  Ann 121 

Gwathmey,  Robert 120,  121,  121 

Hanson,  A.  C 88 

Harrington,  George 87 

Harris,  Th.  Junr.          56 

Hayes,  Archer 84 

Hay  ward,  Harriet         71 

Hayward,  Henry 116 

Hayward,  Mary  B 84,  85 

Hindman,  Elizabeth  Nicholson 94 

Holcomb,  Elizabeth  (Barney) 104,  114 

223 


Holcomb,  Elizabeth  Hindman 114 

Holcomb,  Franklin  Porteous 104,  108 

Holcomb,  Helen  Olivia 114 

Holcomb,  Henry  Lawrence 114 

Holcomb,  James  Rogers 104,  114 

Holcomb,  James  Rogers,  Jr.         114 

Holcomb,  Olivia  Murray         114 

Holcomb,  Randolph  Peyton 114 

Holcomb,  Rebecca  Taylor 104 

Holcomb,  Thomas 98,  104,  104,  114,  114 

Holcomb,  Thomas,  Jr 104 

Hooker,  Martha 47 

Hooker,  Richard 42,  47 

Hopkins,  Commodore 133 

Ingraham,  Edward  D 94 

Israeli,  John 26,  26,  28,  29 

Johnson,  Edward 88,  154 

Jones,  John  Paul 

106,  106,  107,  107,  108,  108,  134,  170,  184,  184,  185, 
185,  185,  185,  185,  185,  185,  1 86,   1 86,  187,  188,  189 

Jones,  William         162,  185 

Kelly,  Frank  Howe IOO 

Kelly,  May  Florence 100 

Kenedy,  John 141,  141 

Key,  Francis  Scott 158 

Lafayette,— 157 

Lees,  John 55,  55 

Lincoln,  Abraham         124 

Long,  Major 172 

Manly,  Robert 55,  55 

M'Cabe,  Lieutenant 170,  172 

McHenry,  James 145 

McKim,  Major 154 

224 


Meade,  Lieutenant 172 

Miles,  Mary 71 

Monroe,  James 186 

Moore,  Bishop         1 21 

Morgan,  Henery 47 

Morgan,  John 57,  58 

"Morray,"  Jabez 49,  49 

"Morray,"  Morgan 

23,  23,  23,  24,  24,  25,  25,  25,  25,  25,  26,  26,  26,  26,  29, 

29,  29 

"Morray,"  Sarah 26 

Mowry,  Doctor 171,  174 

Murray,  Morgan     .      .        21,  21,  21,  21,  22,  23,  41,  61,  127 

Napoleon  153,  192,  192 

Nicholson,  Captain 135 

Nicholson,  Commodore  James 108 

Nicholson,  Commodore  Samuel 108 

Ogle,  Samuel 35,  35 

Oldfield,  Thomas  W 87 

Oliver,— 118 

Parker,  Sir  Peter 163 

Passley,  John 22,  26,  28 

Patterson,  Elizabeth 

194,  194,  J94>  194,  196,  197,  197,  198,  198 

Patterson,  William 196,  196 

Peale,  Rembrandt         166,  188 

Pentland,  E 172 

Perry,  Commodore 108 

Postell,  William  Ross         87 

Randall,  Christopher 22,  26 

Redmond,  Morton 100 

Reubel,  General 194 

Ridgely,  Charles  S 88,  88 

225 


Ridgely,  Rebecca 84,  117 

Rigby,  Alexander 120 

Rigby,  Sophia  Ann 120 

Risteau,  Talbott 30 

Robinson,  Captain 134 

Rodgers,  Captain 170 

Rodgers,  John 154 

Rogers,  Benjamin      t 56 

Rogers,  Captain 136,  136,  173 

Rogers,  Eliza  Jacobs 98 

Rogers,  James 98 

Rogers,  Nicholas 145 

Rogers,  William 61 

Rogers,  William  H n,  87 

Ross,  Betsey 133,  133,  133,  134 

Ross,  General 174,  174 

Ross,  Lord 203 

Rutter,  Richard 43,  63 

Rutter,  Thomas 61,  61 

Saffell,  W.  T.  R 194,  198 

Sater,  Henry 21,  21,  22,  22,  127 

Say,  Mary  Ann 120 

Scull,  Captain  Edward      ....          171,  171,  173,  173 

Scull,  John         171,  173 

Sheilas,  Solomon 62 

Smith,  R 145 

Smith,  Robert 137 

Smith,  Thorowgood 145 

Stevenson,  Edward 21,  41 

Stevenson,  Elizabeth 41 

Stevenson,  Mary 

22,  23,  23,  23,  23,  23,  24,  24,  24,  25,  25,  25,  26,  26,  26, 
27,  27,  28,  28,  28,  28,  28,  29,  29,  29,  29,  41,  41,  128 

226 


Stiles,  Charity         70 

Stiles,  Edward         77 

Stone,  Captain  William 132 

Swan,  J 145 

Tasker,  Benja.         27 

Taylor,  L 154,  154 

Taylor,  Thomas 28 

Thompson,  Charles  R.  B 84 

Thompson,  Eliza  Young 84,  169 

Thompson,  Mary  Rebecca 84 

Thompson,  Stephen  J.  ....     84,  84,  84,  85,  85 

Thorburn,  Charles  Edmundson 108 

Trevillo,  Captain 170,  172 

Trippe,  Edward 42 

Van  Wyck,  Anne 117 

Van  Wyck,  Anne  Stedman 77,  90 

Van  Wyck,  William 90 

Waddy,  Isaac 77 

Warner,  Charlotte  Lilian         101 

Warner,  John  De  Witt 101 

Washington,  General 76,  186 

Washington,  George 86,  145,  145,  145 

Watts,  Frances  Holland    ....        42,  64,  66,  125,  128 

Webster,  Daniel 157 

Webster,  Margaret 71 

Weightman,  R.  C 160 

White,  Annie  Dornin 112 

White,  Elijah  Brockenbrough 112 

White,  Helen  Brockenbrough 112 

White,  John  G 99,  112 

White,  Thomas 49,  49,  57,  58,  59,  60,  60 

Wilkins,  G 172 

Wilkins,  H 172 

227 


Williams,  Mary  Barney 120 

Williams,  N 154 

Williams,  Nathaniel 77 

Williams,  O.  H 145 

Yorke,  Sir  Joseph 134 


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